• Introduced
    Mar 12, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 497
Connecticut Senate Bill
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY FOR VETERANS, TRANSITIONAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED BY FEDERAL PROGRAM CUTS, A FOOD AS MEDICINE WAIVER PROGRAM, MEALS ON WHEELS PROVIDER RATE INCREASES AND ALIGNING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. To mitigate federal changes in the supplemental nutrition assistance program with a transitional assistance fund, expand food security with a Medicaid waiver program and increase rates for meals on wheels providers.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 20, 2026: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate Calendar: Senate Calendar, Apr 23, 2026
Position: 298

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Votes
YES: 15
  • Gilchrest J
  • Lesser M
  • Comey R
  • Maher C
  • Anwar S
  • Butler L
  • Dathan L
  • Demicco M
  • Fortier M
  • Gaston H
  • Hughes A
  • Johnson S
  • Keitt S
  • Santiago H
  • Shake K

NO: 8
  • Case J
  • Perillo J
  • Mastrofrancesco G
  • Meskers S
  • Pizzuto W
  • Scott T
  • Stewart C
  • Vail K

OTHER: 0
YES: 46
  • Osten C
  • Gordon J
  • Walker T
  • Haddad G
  • Hartley J
  • Harding S
  • Kushner J
  • Hoxha J
  • Exum T
  • Johnson S
  • Paris C
  • Kavros DeGraw E
  • Somers H
  • Khan M
  • Leeper J
  • Anwar S
  • Lesser M
  • Baker A
  • Martinez R
  • Belton K
  • Marx M
  • Berthel E
  • McCarthy Vahey C
  • McCrory D
  • Brown M
  • Nolan A
  • Candelaria J
  • Reyes G
  • Dathan L
  • Rosario C
  • Sanchez E
  • DeFronzo D
  • Sanchez J
  • Delany H
  • Simms T
  • Dillon P
  • Slap D
  • Felipe A
  • Winfield G
  • Flexer M
  • Foncello M
  • Gaiewski D
  • Garibay J
  • Gibson B
  • Gilchrest J
  • Gonzalez M

NO: 7
  • Kennedy K
  • Nuccio T
  • Ackert T
  • Bolinsky M
  • Pavalock-D'Amato C
  • Courpas T
  • DeCaprio M

OTHER: 0
Actions
  • Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
    • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • No New File by Committee on Appropriations
    • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  • Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
    • Joint Favorable (APP)
  • Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
    • Immediate Transmittal
  • Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
    • Senate Calendar Number 298
    • File Number 486 (LCO)
  • Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM (LCO)
  • Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
    • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
  • Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
    • Joint Favorable (HS)
  • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Public Hearing 03/17
  • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services