Summary — HB 6902: "An Act Concerning Children's Health"
Status: FILE NO. 67 (Introduced Feb 6, 2025)
Subject areas listed: child health; Department of Children and Families (DCF); children in DCF custody or care; reports and studies
What is known (facts from the bill record)
- Title: An Act Concerning Children's Health.
- Bill number: HB 6902.
- Introduced: February 6, 2025.
- Committee: Referred to the Joint Committee on Children.
- Public hearing held: February 13, 2025.
- Committee action: Joint Favorable report issued February 25, 2025; filed with the Legislative Commissioners’ Office (LCO) February 25, 2025.
- Subsequent actions (March 10, 2025): Reported out of LCO; favorable report and tabled for House calendar; assigned File No. 67 and House Calendar No. 76. Also referred to the Office of Legislative Research (OLR) and Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) on March 10, 2025.
- No full text or version content was provided in the materials supplied here.
Purpose and intent (based on title and subject headings)
The bill is intended to address issues related to the health of children, with a particular focus on children who are under the care or custody of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). The subject headings also indicate the bill involves reporting or study requirements (reports, studies). Without the bill text, the specific policy changes, mandates, funding, or regulatory adjustments are not available.
Potential key provisions (likely, not confirmed)
Because the full text is not available in the provided record, examples of the types of provisions that commonly appear in similar bills include:
- Establishing or expanding health screening, immunization, or medical/behavioral health services for children in DCF custody.
- Requiring DCF to collect or report health data (e.g., on screenings, treatment access, outcomes) and submit studies or recommendations to the legislature.
- Creating clinical or care coordination protocols between DCF and state health agencies or providers.
- Directing an agency study or a task force on children's health needs and proposing legislative or budgetary recommendations.
Note: These are illustrative possibilities based on the bill title and subject areas, not confirmed content.
Who would be affected
- Children in Connecticut, especially those in the custody or care of DCF, if the bill includes DCF-specific provisions.
- The Department of Children and Families and its staff (caseworkers, health coordinators).
- Health care providers and contractors serving children in state care.
- State agencies that would implement reporting, data collection, or new care requirements.
- Potential fiscal impact stakeholders (state budget and appropriations) if the bill mandates funding or program expansion.
Procedural/timeline notes and next steps
- After a favorable committee report and LCO processing, HB 6902 was placed on the House calendar (File No. 67, House Calendar No. 76) as of March 10, 2025.
- The next steps would typically include consideration on the House floor (debate, amendment, and voting). If passed by the House, the bill would move to the Senate for committee referral and consideration.
- OLR and OFA referrals suggest analytical and fiscal review were requested/issued; check OFA for any fiscal note estimating cost impacts.
How to get the full text and track progress
- Consult the Connecticut General Assembly website (bills/docket search) or the Legislative Commissioners’ Office (LCO) to view the full bill text, amendment history, and any committee reports.
- Review the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) and Office of Legislative Research (OLR) products for fiscal notes and policy analyses.
- Contact the Joint Committee on Children or the bill’s primary sponsor for more detail.
If you would like, I can: (1) search for or fetch the bill text (if you can permit that), (2) summarize the actual provisions once the full text is available, or (3) prepare targeted questions to ask the committee or sponsor to clarify intent and likely impacts.
