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HB 7108 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES AND ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS.

This bill requires the Department of Developmental Services to file annual reports by January 15, 2026, detailing abuse and neglect investigations, including complaint numbers, substantiation rates, and actions taken. It also mandates quarterly spending reports starting September 30, 2025, tracking how funds for disability services are used and waiting lists for those services. Additionally, the bill creates two working groups: one to study Southbury Training School operations and another to examine an interagency case team for young adults with disabilities, both due to report by February 1, 2026. These provisions aim to improve transparency, accountability, and service planning for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Jun 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

HS Joint Favorable Substitute → APP Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was substantially rewritten to replace broad policy exploration with specific, time-bound reporting requirements. The original version directed state agencies to study and potentially change eligibility criteria, while the new version mandates regular reports on abuse and neglect complaints, program expenditures, and service waiting lists. This shift moves the focus from discretionary policy changes to accountability and transparency measures.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from a broad mandate to explore eligibility changes and adopt new definitions to specific requirements for reporting abuse and neglect data, program spending, and service availability.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced a directive to explore eligibility changes and adopt broader definitions with a requirement for the Commissioner of Developmental Services to file annual reports on abuse and neglect complaints, including complaint dispositions, investigation backlogs, and corrective action timelines.

TIMELINE

Established specific deadlines for reporting, including January 15, 2026 for abuse and neglect reports and September 30, 2025 for quarterly expenditure reports, replacing vague 'from passage' effective dates.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed provisions directing the Secretary to explore removing IQ scores as eligibility criteria and considering broader definitions of developmental disability that include autism and intellectual disability.

FISCAL

Added a new requirement for quarterly reports on program fund expenditures, waiting lists, and anticipated lapsed funds to improve fiscal oversight.

DEFINITION

Removed the definition of 'individual with profound autism' and the directive to evaluate services for persons with profound autism, shifting focus to general abuse and neglect reporting.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the reporting mechanism from a one-time report due in 2026 to annual reporting requirements continuing indefinitely, with reports posted online and filed with legislative committees.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025 · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.