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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5474

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

In the House of Representatives since March 5, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require the Department of Correction to update its plan for medical care for persons who are incarcerated and report various information concerning medical care organized by correctional institution in an annual report, and (2) establish the position of Correction Medical Deputy Ombuds to oversee efforts to obtain Medicaid for eligible persons who are incarcerated prior to discharge from a correctional institution.

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

5 co-sponsors

Lucy Dathan, Michael D. Quinn, Stephen R. Meskers, Hector Arzeno, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr.

Its course

March 5 to April 1, 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 action9 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 5

Government Oversight CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1712 days

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 Mar 5 – Mar 17

  1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
  2. Mar 6Heard in Government Oversight Committee
  3. Mar 17Government Oversight Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses