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Connecticut General Assembly · SB 196 · Public Act 26-22

AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH C

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Officially: “AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF A HOSPITAL BY A PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITY. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

To (1) permit hospitals experiencing financial distress to enter into sale-leaseback agreements under certain circumstances, and (2) require hospitals to submit attestations that no private equity entity has a controlling interest in the hospital or interferes with the professional judgment or clinical decision-making of certain health care providers.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health Committee · Feb 11, 2026
PUBLIC HEARING 0218 · Feb 13, 2026
Joint Favorable Substitute · Mar 2, 2026
FILED WITH LCO · Mar 3, 2026
REFERRED TO OLR, OFA 03/16/26 5:00 PM · Mar 11, 2026
RPTD. OUT OF LCO · Mar 17, 2026
FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. · Mar 17, 2026
SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 58 · Mar 17, 2026
FILE NO. 48 · Mar 17, 2026
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A 4504 · Apr 22, 2026
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A · Apr 22, 2026
FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR · Apr 23, 2026
HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 494 · Apr 23, 2026
HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A · May 4, 2026
HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A · May 4, 2026
IN CONCURRENCE · May 4, 2026
PUBLIC ACT 26-22 · May 14, 2026
TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE · May 15, 2026
TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR · May 15, 2026
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR · May 27, 2026

The numbers

21
sponsors on the bill
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (May 27, 2026).