In the House of Representatives since March 5, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5480
AN ACT CONCERNING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require Medicaid reimbursement for peer support services.
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
Sponsor
19 co-sponsors
Lucy Dathan, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Sarah Keitt, Anne M. Hughes, Gary A. Turco Jr., Nick Gauthier, Savet Constantine, Mary M. Mushinsky, Nicholas Menapace, Renee LaMark Muir, Josh Elliott, Amy Morrin Bello, Kenneth Gucker, William Heffernan, John Santanella, Bob Godfrey, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., John-Michael Parker, Kerry S. Wood
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
March 5 to April 7, 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 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 5
Human Services CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1914 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 19
Who voted how
Yea Anne M. Hughes, Ceci Maher, Chris Stewart, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Herron Gaston, Hilda E. Santiago, Jason Perillo, Jay M. Case, Jillian Gilchrest, Kaitlyn Shake, Kurt Vail, Larry B. Butler, Lucy Dathan, Mary Fortier, Matthew L. Lesser, Mike Demicco, Robin E. Comey, Sarah Keitt, Saud Anwar, Stephen R. Meskers, Susan M. Johnson, Tony J. Scott, William Pizzuto
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 19
- Mar 5Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Human Services Committee
- Mar 19Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses