AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

Plain English Breakdown

The source confirms the bill passed both chambers but does not confirm if it has been signed into law, so an effective date cannot be determined.

Changes to Medical Aid Rules for Undocumented Residents and HUSKY C Savings Limits

This bill sets new rules requiring undocumented residents to live in the state for one year and apply for legal status before getting medical aid, while also raising savings limits for some people on HUSKY C.

What This Bill Does

• Requires undocumented residents to have lived in the state for at least one year to be eligible for medical assistance.
• Requires undocumented residents to have applied for legal immigration status to be eligible for medical assistance.
• Increases the asset limit for unmarried individuals on HUSKY C to $5,000.
• Increases the asset limit for married couples on HUSKY C to $7,500.

Who It Names or Affects

• Undocumented residents seeking medical assistance
• Unmarried individuals enrolled in or applying for HUSKY C health coverage
• Married couples enrolled in or applying for HUSKY C health coverage

Terms To Know

Medical Assistance

State-funded help to pay for healthcare costs.

HUSKY C

A state health insurance program mentioned in the bill regarding asset limits.

Asset Limits

The maximum amount of money a person can have before they lose eligibility for certain programs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state the current asset limits that are being replaced.
• The effective date is unknown as it was not provided in the source material.
• The bill states a purpose but does not explain how officials will verify if someone applied for legal immigration status.

Official Summary Text

To ensure that state medical assistance is targeted to the most vulnerable residents.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 318 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5091
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 318

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES

Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA V., 86th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist.
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to (1) require an 1
undocumented resident to have (A) lived in the state for not less than 2
one year, and (B) applied for legal immigration status to be eligible for 3
medical assistance, and (2) increase HUSKY C asset limits to five 4
thousand dollars for an unmarried individual and seven thousand five 5
hundred dollars for a married couple. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that state medical assistance is targeted to the most vulnerable
residents.