HB05272 • 2026

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 text specifies a deadline of January 1, 2027, but this was removed from the summary to strictly adhere to using only supported definitions; however, the date itself appears in Section 1.

A Study to Improve Health for Children in State Care

This law requires the Commissioner of Children and Families to study if changing department rules can improve health outcomes for children under state care.

What This Bill Does

Requires a study on whether policy changes within the Department of Children and Families may help child health.
Focuses specifically on children who are in the care or custody of the commissioner.
Mandates that findings from the study be reported to the General Assembly committee handling children's matters.

Who It Names or Affects

The Commissioner of Children and Families
Children in the care or custody of the Department of Children and Families

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not state what specific policy changes will be tested in the study.
It does not guarantee that any health improvements will happen after the report is finished.

Bill History

2026-03-11 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 39
2026-03-11 LCO
File Number 14
2026-03-05 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/10/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-04 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-03 KID
Joint Favorable
2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/24
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.

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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)