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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5398

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVIEW OF HEALTH CARE ENTITY TRANSACTIONS, THE EXPANSION OF EQUITABLE RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT TOOLS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONNECTICUT ANTITRUST ACT AND THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN HOSPITAL PRICEMASTER FILINGS.

In the House of Representatives's Public Health Committee since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) strengthen the review of health care entity transactions, (2) expand upon the types of equitable relief and other enforcement tools that may be utilized for violations of the Connecticut Antitrust Act, and (3) require additional information in hospital pricemaster filings.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Travis Simms

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Martin M. Looney

    Its course

    February 26 to February 27, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action2 actions on 2 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 26

    Public Health CommitteeFrom Feb 26

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Feb 27

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Public Health Committee
    All 2 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses