Connecticut SB 494: AN ACT REQUIRING STATE CONTRACTORS AND UNIONS TO ADOPT A SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 494
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG SHORTAGES,
PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATES AND PROHIBITED
MANUFACTURER PRACTICES CONCERNING CERTAIN
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 28-33 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
passage): 3
(a) There is established a task force to study emergency preparedness 4
and mitigation strategies for prescription drug shortages. The task force 5
shall identify prescription drugs at risk of shortage in this state and 6
make recommendations pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 7
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 8
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 9
one of whom has expertise in prescription drug supply chains and one 10
of whom has expertise in federal law concerning prescription drug 11
shortages; 12
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 13
whom represents hospitals and one of whom represents health care 14
providers who treat patients with rare diseases; 15

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(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 16
Representatives, who represents one of the two federally recognized 17
Indian tribes in the state; 18
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 19
represents one of the two federally recognized Indian tribes in the state; 20
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 21
Representatives, who represents health insurance companies; 22
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 23
representative of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange; 24
(7) The Commissioner of Health Strategy, or the commissioner's 25
designee; 26
(8) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's 27
designee; 28
(9) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's 29
designee; 30
(10) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 31
designee; 32
(11) The chief executive officer of The University of Connecticut 33
Health Center, or the chief executive officer's designee; 34
(12) The Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 35
(13) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 36
or the commissioner's designee; [and] 37
(14) The House chairperson and Senate chairperson of the joint 38
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 39
matters relating to human services, who shall serve as chairpersons of 40
the task force; and 41
[(14)] (15) Any other members as deemed necessary by the 42

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chairpersons of the task force. 43
(c) Task force members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (6), 44
inclusive, and (15) of subsection (b) of this section shall serve two-year 45
terms. Subsequent appointments shall be made on a staggered basis, 46
with members subsequently appointed pursuant to subdivisions (1) to 47
(3), inclusive, and (15) of subsection (b) of this section appointed to two-48
year terms and members subsequently appointed pursuant to 49
subdivisions (4) to (6), inclusive, of said subsection appointed to three-50
year terms. Terms for members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (7) 51
to (14), inclusive, of said subsection shall be coterminous with their 52
terms in office. Any member of the task force appointed under 53
subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), [or] (6) or (15) of subsection (b) of this 54
section may be a member of the General Assembly. 55
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 56
than [thirty days after July 8, 2025] August 1, 2026. Any vacancy shall 57
be filled by the appointing authority. 58
(e) The [speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 59
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 60
from among the members of the task force. Such] chairpersons of the 61
task force shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall 62
be held not later than [sixty days after July 8, 2025] September 1, 2026. 63
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 64
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to [general 65
law] human services shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 66
(g) Not later than January 1, [2026] 2027, and annually thereafter, the 67
task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to 68
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 69
cognizance of matters relating to general law, human services, insurance 70
and real estate and public health, in accordance with the provisions of 71
section 11-4a. [, including, but not] The report shall include, but need 72
not be limited to, identification of prescription drugs the task force 73
determines are at ris