The bill, Substitute Senate Bill No. 1537, mandates the Governor to declare April 19 of each year as Connecticut Liver Health Day, aimed at raising awareness about liver health issues, particularly metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The bill allows for suitable activities to be organized at the State Capitol and other designated locations to observe this day. Additionally, it requires the Commissioner of Public Health to create a plan for providing mobile transient elastography services for liver fibrosis in high-risk communities, with an annual report on the plan due to the Public Health Committee starting January 1, 2026.

The bill introduces new legal language by adding subdivision (118) to subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the general statutes, which establishes Connecticut Liver Health Day. It also includes a new section requiring the development of a plan for mobile transient elastography. There are no deletions from current law noted in the bill. The fiscal impact of the bill is assessed to be none, as the activities associated with the observance of Liver Health Day and the development of the plan by the Commissioner of Public Health are expected to be manageable within existing resources.