Connecticut Senate Bill 342

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Engrossed on May 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-06 - House Calendar Number 575
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To: (1) require certain health insurers, preferred provider networks and other entities to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits, (2) clarify the definition of "anti-steering clause" under section 38a-477i of the general statutes, (3) require the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study concerning various revisions to the insurance statutes, (4) change the time period that a health carrier and participating provider shall continue to abide by the terms of a contract under section 38a-472f of the general statutes, (5) prohibit a health carrier from using a software tool to downcode or deny certain health insurance claims, (6) establish a rebuttable presumption for purposes of the review of an adverse determination under section 38a-591e of the general statutes, and (7) prohibit certain health carriers from requiring step therapy for prescription drugs used to treat a chronic, disabling or life-threatening condition.

An Act Concerning Health Coverage.

House Insurance and Real Estate Committee	Sen. Martin Looney [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]	Sen. Martha Marx [D]
Rep. Amy Morrin Bello [D]	Rep. Nick Gauthier [D]	Sen. MD Rahman [D]	Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]
Sen. Joan Hartley [D]	Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Sen. Julie Kushner [D]

2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 298 (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-24 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 29 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 40 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-12 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-06	House	House Calendar Number 575
2026-05-06	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-05-05	House	Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
2026-05-05	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A,B
2026-05-05	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule B 6132
2026-04-27	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-27	Senate	No New File by Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-27	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-24	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-24	Senate	Joint Favorable
2026-04-22	Senate	Immediate Transmittal
2026-04-22	Senate	Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-20	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-20	Senate	No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-20	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-17	Senate	Joint Favorable
2026-04-15	Senate	Immediate Transmittal
2026-04-15	Senate	Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-15	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4096
2026-03-30	Senate	File Number 223
2026-03-30	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 178
2026-03-30	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-03-30	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-23	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM
2026-03-12	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-12	Senate	Joint Favorable
2026-02-27	Senate	Public Hearing 03/03
2026-02-26	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00342&which_year=2026
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R01-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R02-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R03-SB.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04096-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00SA-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05372-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05518-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06132-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06105-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00SB-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06208-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06206-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06210-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06207-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06209-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06211-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06190-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00342-R000223-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00342-R000223-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SFN/PDF/2026SB-00342-R00-ADD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO04096-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO05372-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO05518-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06105-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06132-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00342-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06190-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06206-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06207-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06208-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06209-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06210-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00342-R00LCO06211-FNA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R00INS-CV3-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R00APP-CV95-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00342-R00JUD-CV177-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00298-R00SB00342-SV.PDF