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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires public health evaluation on appointing receivers for distressed hospitals
Last action · June 4, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Saud Anwar and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
The Commissioner of Public Health must evaluate whether the Attorney General should be authorized to petition the Superior Court for a receiver to manage financially distressed or operationally unstable hospitals, with a report due by October 1, 2027.
Determines whether the state will pursue legal mechanisms to take over and manage troubled medical facilities, directly impacting hospital administration, patient care continuity, and local healthcare access.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
hospitals in financial distress or operational crisis
Subject to state evaluation regarding whether court-appointed receivers can be brought in to manage their operations.
Commissioner of Public Health
Tasked with conducting the evaluation and submitting a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2027.
Attorney General
Evaluated for potential new legal authority to petition the Superior Court for hospital receiverships.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies a hospital as being in financial distress or operational crisis?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Jun 4, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 29, 2026Governor of ConnecticutTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 29, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyTransmitted to the Secretary of State
- May 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolledSpecial Act 26-29
- May 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyOn Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- May 6, 2026HouseFloorSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
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- May 6, 2026HouseFloorSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 606
- Apr 13, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 366
- Apr 13, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 3932
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 22
- Mar 16, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 46
- Mar 16, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 12:00 PM
- Mar 3, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/18
- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Health
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Exploration of Judicial Receivership for Healthcare
The state is formally studying whether to introduce court-appointed receivers as a remediation mechanism for distressed medical facilities.
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cga.ct.gov
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- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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