S1016Introduced in the Senate
Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Persons with Disabilities
Introduced by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creating the Working People with Disabilities program within the Agency for Health Care Administration; specifying income and asset requirements for eligibility in the program; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide a written notice of specified information to eligible adults upon their initial enrollment in certain Medicaid waiver programs, and at least annually thereafter; requiring the agency to identify certain Medicaid recipients and share such information with the department for a specified purpose, etc.
Where it stands
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 915
March 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Appropriations · February 18, 2026
18
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
18 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Tommy Wright | 8 | Yes |
| Stan McClain | 9 | Yes |
| Jason Brodeur | 10 | Yes |
| Ralph Massullo | 11 | Yes |
| Darryl Rouson | 16 | Yes |
| Carlos Smith | 17 | Yes |
| Nick DiCeglie | 18 | Yes |
| Ed Hooper | 21 | Yes |
| Daniel Burgess | 23 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
Introduced
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Now in Appropriations
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26
Read 2nd time
Substituted CS/HB 915
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 915
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