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HB05272 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

Children
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Committee on Children
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
File Number 14
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on whether the Commissioner will report findings to a committee by January 1, 2027 or if it specifies that no new funding is required.

Children's Health Study Act

This act requires the Commissioner of Children and Families to study ways policy changes within their department might improve children's health.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Children and Families to conduct a study on whether policy and procedural changes can improve the health of children in care.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Children under the care and custody of the Department of Children and Families
  • Commissioner of Children and Families

Terms To Know

Department of Children and Families (DCF)
A government agency that looks after children's welfare.
Commissioner
The head official in charge of a department or agency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what changes might be made to policies.
  • Only affects children under the care and custody of DCF, not all children.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  3. 2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 39

  4. 2026-03-11 LCO

    File Number 14

  5. 2026-03-05 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/10/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-04 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-03 KID

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 02/24

  9. 2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Children

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Children and Families to conduct a study to determine whether policy and procedural changes within the Department of Children and Families may improve the health of children.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
House of Representatives
HB5272 / File No. 14 1

General Assembly File No. 14
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5272

House of Representatives, March 11, 2026

The Committee on Children reported through REP. PARIS of
the 145th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Children and 1
Families shall conduct a study to determine whether policy and 2
procedural changes within the Department of Children and Families 3
may improve the health of children in the care and custody of the 4
commissioner. The commissioner shall report, in accordance with the 5
provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, the findings of such 6
study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 7
cognizance of matters relating to children on or before January 1, 2027. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

KID Joint Favorable

HB5272 File No. 14

HB5272 / File No. 14 2

The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to
conduct a study, resulting in no fiscal impact as DCF has the necessary
expertise to do so.

HB5272 File No. 14

HB5272 / File No. 14 3

OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5272

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Committee on Children
Joint Favorable
Yea 12 Nay 5 (03/03/2026)