Connecticut HB 5382: AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMPTROLLER TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5382
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1349

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES

Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMPTROLLER TO CONDUCT A STUDY
OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR RETIRED POLICE
OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Comptroller shall conduct a 1
study of health insurance coverage for retired police officers and 2
firefighters in the state. Such study shall include, but need not be limited 3
to, an assessment of any gaps in, or lack of, health insurance coverage, 4
or diminished health insurance coverage for police officers and 5
firefighters in the state who are no longer employed as police officers or 6
firefighters due to normal retirement or early retirement as a result of 7
any illness or injury. Not later than January 1, 2027, the Comptroller 8
shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 9
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 10
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public 11
employees on the findings of such study. For purposes of this section, 12
"police officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-294a of 13
the general statutes and "firefighter" has the same meaning as provided 14

Raised Bill No. 5382

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in section 7-313g of the general statutes. 15
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

LAB Joint Favorable