Connecticut 2026 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 87 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT PROVIDER ADVISORY BOARD AND PROHIBITING AUTO INSURANCE PENALTIES ON VOLUNTEER DRIVERS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Last action — SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on June 02, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    12 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

This bill creates a nonprofit advisory board and removes insurance penalties for volunteer drivers.

The bill establishes a new advisory board for nonprofit providers and ensures that volunteer drivers for these organizations are not penalized by auto insurance companies. This aims to encourage volunteerism and support nonprofit transportation efforts.

What this means for you
  • Workers: If you volunteer your time by driving for nonprofit organizations, your auto insurance will not penalize you for this service.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

92 added · 176 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 87 establishes a Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board to help the Governor and the Office of Policy and Management on relevant issues. Notably, the number of members on the board has increased from ten to twelve, and the specific types of nonprofit providers represented have been clarified, ensuring a broader range of expertise in areas like adult and children's behavioral health care. This change matters because it aims to improve the support and guidance given to nonprofit organizations, potentially leading to better services for vulnerable populations. Additionally, the earlier provisions concerning auto insurance penalties on nonprofits and insurers' payment recoupment have been removed from this iteration of the bill, which may streamline its focus.

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Substitute Senate Bill No.
87 February Session, 2026 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT PROVIDER ADVISORY BOARD, PROHIBITING AUTO INSURANCE PENALTIES ON VOLUNTEER DRIVERS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND REDUCING THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH INSURERS MAY RECOUP PAYMENTS FROM PROVIDERS.
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26-102 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT PROVIDER ADVISORY BOARD AND PROHIBITING AUTO INSURANCE PENALTIES ON VOLUNTEER DRIVERS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
(A) Ten members appointed by the Governor;
(A) Twelve members appointed by the Governor:
(B) Two nonprofit providers of adult behavioral health care, one of whom shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(i) One nonprofit provider of adult behavioral health care, who shall be a nonprofit provider who contracts with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services;
(C) Two nonprofit providers of children's behavioral health care, one of whom shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the LCO 1 of 6 Substitute Bill No.
(ii) one nonprofit provider of children's behavioral health care, who shall be a nonprofit provider who contracts with the Department of Children and Families;
87 Department of Children and Families, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(iii) one nonprofit provider of services for homeless persons, who shall be a nonprofit provider who contracts with the Department of Housing;
(D) One nonprofit provider of services for homeless persons, who shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the Department of Housing, appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
(iv) one nonprofit provider of services for persons with intellectual disability, who shall be a Substitute Senate Bill No.
(E) Two nonprofit providers of services for persons with intellectual disability, one of whom shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the Department of Developmental Services, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
87 nonprofit provider who contracts with the Department of Developmental Services;
(F) Two nonprofit providers of services for persons with co-occurring intellectual disability or developmental disabilities and behavioral health care needs, one of whom shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the Department of Developmental Services or the Department of Social Services, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(v) one nonprofit provider of services for persons with co-occurring intellectual disability or developmental disabilities and behavioral health care needs, who shall be a nonprofit provider who contractswiththe Department ofDevelopmentalServices or the Department of Social Services;
(G) One nonprofit provider of community justice services, who shall be a nonprofit provider that contracts with the Department of Correction, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(vi) one nonprofit provider of community justice services, who shall be a nonprofit provider who contracts with the Department of Correction;
(H) The chief executive officer of a state-wide association of community nonprofits, or the chief executive officer's designee;
(vii) the chief executive officer of a state-wide association of community nonprofits, or the chief executive officer's designee;
(I) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee;
and (viii) five appointments who shall be at-large appointments;
(J) The executive finance officer of the Office of Policy and Management, or the executive finance officer's designee;
(B) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee;
(K) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee;
(C) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee;
(L) The Commissioner of Correction, or the commissioner's designee;
(D)The Commissioner ofCorrection,or thecommissioner'sdesignee;
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(E) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's designee;
87 (M) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(F) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee;
(N) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee;
(G) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(O) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(H) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;
(P) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;
(I) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(Q) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(J) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee;
(R) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee;
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(S) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee;
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and (T) The executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, or the executive director's designee.
87 (K) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee;
(2) The term of each appointed member of the board shall be coterminouswith thetermoftheappointing authority for each member.
(L) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
and (M) The executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, or the executive director's designee.
(2) The term of each appointed member of the board shall be coterminous with that of the Governor.
(3) The Governor shall designate an appointee who shall serve as the chairperson of the Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board.
(2) Identify opportunities for collaboration across state agencies that promote effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit providers and streamline state processes, including, but not limited to, identifying and eliminating duplicative or overly burdensome nonprofit provider reporting requirements;
(2) Identify opportunities for collaboration across state agencies that promote effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit providers and streamline state processes, including, but not limited to, opportunities to adjust state agency processes and contract expectations to achieve beneficial outcomes for nonprofit providers and Connecticut residents;
(3) Recommend short-term and long-term strategies for enhancing the financial viability of nonprofit providers, including, but not limited LCO 3 of 6 Substitute Bill No.
(3) Recommend short and long-term strategies for enhancing the financial viability of nonprofit organizations, including through payment reform models, based on identified best practices;
87 to, a review of nonprofit provider contract rates and whether such contract rates adequately compensate nonprofit providers for their work, and payment reform models, based on identified best practices;
(4) Recommend a standardized workforce data collection system for nonprofit organizations to measure and compare impact across private provider services;
(4) Recommend a standardized workforce data collection system for nonprofit providers to measure and compare impact across private provider services;
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Approved June 2, 2026 Public Act No.
(NEW) (Effective January 1, 2027) No insurer, health care center, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or continuing an individual or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2027, providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes, shall retroactively deny or recoup payment of any health insurance claim paid to any health care provider for an authorized covered service after twelve months from the date of the receipt of a clean claim for such service.
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For the purposes of this section, "health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in section 38a- 477aa of the general statutes.
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Subsection (c) of section 38a-479b of the general statutes is repealedandthefollowingissubstitutedinlieuthereof(EffectiveJanuary 1, 2027):
(c) (1) No contracting health organization shall cancel, deny or demand the return of full or partial payment for an authorized covered service due to administrative or eligibility error, more than [eighteen] twelve months after the date of the receipt of a clean claim, except if:
(A) Such organization has a documented basis to believe that such claim was submitted fraudulently by such provider;
(B) The provider did not bill appropriately for such claim based on the documentation or evidence of what medical service was actually provided;
(C) Such organization has paid the provider for such claim more than once;
(D) Such organizationpaid a claim that should have beenor was paid by a federal or state program;
or (E) The provider received payment for such claim from a different insurer, payor or administrator through coordination of benefits or subrogation, or due to coverage under an automobile insurance or workers' compensation policy.
Such provider shall have one year after the date of the cancellation, denial or return of full or partial payment to resubmit an adjusted secondary payor claim with such organization on a secondary payor basis, regardless of such organization's timely filing requirements.
(2) (A) Such organization shall give at least thirty days' advance notice to a provider by mail, electronic mail or facsimile of the organization's cancellation, denial or demand for the return of full or partial payment pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(B) If such organizationdemands the returnoffull or partial payment from a provider, the notice required under subparagraph (A) of this LCO 5 of 6 Substitute Bill No.
87 subdivision shall disclose to the provider (i) the amount that is demanded to be returned, (ii) the claim that is the subject of such demand, and (iii) the basis on which such return is being demanded.
(C) Not later than thirty days after the receipt of the notice required undersubparagraph(A)ofthissubdivision,aprovidermayappealsuch cancellation, denial or demand in accordance with the procedures provided by such organization.
Any demand for the return of full or partial payment shall be stayed during the pendency of such appeal.
(D) If there is no appeal or an appeal is denied, such provider may resubmit an adjusted claim, if applicable, to such organization, not later than thirty days after the receipt of the notice required under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision or the denial of the appeal, whichever is applicable, except that if a return of payment was demanded pursuant to subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, such claim shall not be resubmitted.
(E) A provider shall have one year after the date of the written notice set forth in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision to identify any other appropriate insurance coverage applicable on the date of service and to file a claim with such insurer, health care center or other issuing entity, regardless of such insurer's, health care center's or other issuing entity's timely filing requirements.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section Sec.
2 January 1, 2027 New section Sec.
3 January 1, 2027 New section Sec.
4 January 1, 2027 38a-479b(c) HS Joint Favorable Subst.
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Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 26-102

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  7. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 527

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  10. RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSE

  11. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  12. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  13. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  14. NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations

  15. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  16. FILED WITH LCO

  17. Joint Favorable

  18. IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE

  19. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

  20. FILE NO. 450

  21. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 262

  22. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  23. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  24. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26

  25. FILED WITH LCO

  26. Joint Favorable Substitute

  27. PUBLIC HEARING 0303

  28. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 87?
SB 87 is sponsored by Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Nick Gauthier (Democratic), Tom Delnicki (Republican), Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), Laurie Sweet (Democratic), Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), Michael D. Quinn (Democratic), Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), Sarah Keitt (Democratic), Mitch Bolinsky (Republican), Lucy Dathan (Democratic), and Robin E. Comey (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 87?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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