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HB05141 • 2026

AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Aging Committee
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

To require assisted living services agencies that provide assisted living services in a managed residential community to provide annual in-service training to employees concerning residents' fear of retaliation from employees or others.

What This Bill Does

  • To require assisted living services agencies that provide assisted living services in a managed residential community to provide annual in-service training to employees concerning residents' fear of retaliation from employees or others.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  3. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  4. 2026-05-14 LCO

    Public Act 26-44

  5. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  6. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  7. 2026-04-13 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  8. 2026-04-13 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 368

  9. 2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  10. 2026-03-17 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  11. 2026-03-17 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  12. 2026-03-17 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 52

  13. 2026-03-17 LCO

    File Number 34

  14. 2026-03-10 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM

  15. 2026-03-05 AGE

    Joint Favorable

  16. 2026-03-05 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  17. 2026-02-13 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 02/19

  18. 2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Aging

Official Summary Text

To require assisted living services agencies that provide assisted living services in a managed residential community to provide annual in-service training to employees concerning residents' fear of retaliation from employees or others.

Current Bill Text

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House Bill No. 5141

Public Act No. 26-44

AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR
PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 19a -564 of the 2026 supplement to the general
statutes is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows ( Effective
October 1, 2026):
(NEW) (h) Each assisted living services agency licensed under this
section that provides assisted living services in a managed residential
community shall ensure that all agency employees receive annual in -
service training concerning residents' fear of retaliation from employees
or others, including, but not limited to: (1) A discussion of residents'
rights to file complaints and voice grievances; (2) examples of what
might constitute or be perceived as employee retaliation against
residents; and (3) method s of preventing employee retaliation and
alleviating residents' fear of such retaliation. A person conducting such
in-service training shall be familiar with the needs of the resident
population served by the assisted living services agency at such
managed residential community, provided such training need not be
conducted by a qualified social worker or qualified social worker
consultant. For the purposes of this subsection, "assisted living services"
House Bill No. 5141

Public Act No. 26-44 2 of 2

has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-693.