SB00326 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Human Services Committee
Last action: 2026-04-20
Official status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included specific dollar amounts for asset limit increases that were not detailed in the official bill text.

Act to Phase Out Asset Limits for HUSKY C Health Program

This act phases out asset limits in the HUSKY C health program over five years, increasing them annually until they are eliminated by July 2032.

What This Bill Does

Increases and eventually eliminates the asset limit for unmarried individuals in the HUSKY C program from $1600 to no limit by July 2032.
Increases and eventually eliminates the asset limit for married couples in the HUSKY C program from $2400 to no limit by July 2032.
Allows people with income above the HUSKY C limits but who qualify otherwise to spend down excess income on medical bills to join the program.
Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to report annually until July 1, 2032, about eligibility and costs related to changes in asset limits.

Who It Names or Affects

People enrolled or seeking enrollment in the HUSKY C health program.
The Commissioner of Social Services who will manage these changes.

Terms To Know

HUSKY C: A state health insurance program for low-income individuals and families.
Asset limit: The maximum amount of money or property a person can have to qualify for certain government assistance programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact costs and number of people who will benefit from the removal of asset limits are not fully known.
This act does not specify what happens after July 1, 2032, regarding future changes to the program.

Bill History

2026-04-20 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-17 APP
Joint Favorable
2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly
Immediate Transmittal
2026-04-07 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 271
2026-04-07 LCO
File Number 459
2026-03-30 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
2026-03-20 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-19 HS
Joint Favorable Substitute
2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/03
2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services

Official Summary Text

To phase-in the elimination of asset limits in the HUSKY C program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 326
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY C ASSET LIMITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) (a) The Commissioner of 1
Social Services shall increase and then eliminate the asset limit for the 2
HUSKY C health program, as defined in section 17b -290 of the general 3
statutes, over a five-year period in accordance with the provisions of this 4
section: 5
(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, the commissioner shall 6
increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person from one thousand 7
six hundred dollars to ten thousand dollars, and (B) married persons 8
from two thousand four hundred dollars to fifteen thousand dollars; 9
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, the commissioner shall 10
increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to twenty -five 11
thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to forty thousand dollars; 12
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, the commissioner shall 13
increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to seventy -five 14
thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred thousand 15
dollars; 16
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2031, the commissioner shall 17
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increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to one hundred 18
thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred fifty 19
thousand dollars; and 20
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2032, and each fiscal year 21
thereafter, there shall be no asset limit for unmarried or married 22
persons. 23
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall allow any person, 24
whose income exceeds the income limits for the HUSKY C health 25
program but who otherwise qualifies, to qualify for the program by 26
spending down such person's excess income over the program income 27
limits on incurred medical bills in accordance with 42 CFR 435.831. 28
(c) Not later than July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter until July 1, 29
2032, the commissioner shall file a report, in accordance with the 30
provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, with the joint 31
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 32
matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and 33
human services on (1) the number of persons eligible for the HUSKY C 34
health program for the prior fiscal year, (2) the number of persons found 35
ineligible for the program for exceeding the asset limit and the amount 36
by which their assets exceeded the limit, (3) projections from available 37
data as to how many persons would qualify for HUSKY C in the 38
succeeding fiscal year based on the asset limits for that fiscal year, and 39
(4) any increased costs incurred by the state or projected to be incurred 40
by the state in the succeeding fiscal year due to changes in the asset 41
limits. 42
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section

HS Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable
Substitute Bill No. 326

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