The proposed legislation, General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5238, aims to address parking access challenges faced by home health care service providers. It mandates the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to establish a working group tasked with studying these challenges and making recommendations. The study will focus on various aspects, including parking restrictions, time limits, permit requirements, and enforcement practices that affect home health care providers. Additionally, it will analyze geographic areas in Connecticut where parking limitations significantly hinder service delivery and review parking accommodation programs from other jurisdictions.

The working group, chaired by the Commissioner or their designee, is required to convene its first meeting by September 1, 2026, and will include representatives from parking authorities, home health care providers, and municipal police departments. A report detailing the findings and recommendations of the working group must be submitted to the relevant legislative committee by January 1, 2027. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2026, and includes new legal language establishing this working group while deleting any previous provisions that may conflict with this new mandate.