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SB 1450 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.

SB 1450, now Public Act 25-162, enacts measures to address critical shortages in Connecticut's healthcare workforce. It directly affects healthcare workers (like nurses and support staff) and facilities by creating new recruitment and retention programs. Key provisions include expanded loan forgiveness for healthcare professionals working in underserved areas and funding for targeted training initiatives. The law, signed by the governor on July 1, 2025, aims to strengthen the state's healthcare system through concrete financial and educational support mechanisms.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates loan forgiveness and funding for healthcare workforce recruitment/retention, directly strengthening provider availability in underserved areas.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides loan forgiveness and funding for healthcare workforce retention/training, directly strengthening employment conditions for healthcare workers per bill's intent.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → PH Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' with significant changes to the loan reimbursement program eligibility, the virtual education program timeline, and the addition of new requirements for health care career promotion in schools. The changes affect how loan grants are distributed, when certain programs must be implemented, and how the bill applies to different types of employers and health care professionals.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include physician assistants in the loan reimbursement eligibility restrictions and added new provisions for health care career promotion in schools. The virtual education program timeline was adjusted and clarified as a pilot program.
ELIGIBILITY

The loan reimbursement program now explicitly includes physician assistants alongside physicians and advanced practice registered nurses in the eligibility restrictions for nonprofit employer requirements.

TIMELINE

The virtual education program deadline was changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2026 (no change in date but clarified as a pilot program), and the effective date for the loan reimbursement restriction was changed from passage to October 1, 2026.

REQUIREMENT

New section added requiring the Commissioner of Education to promote health care professions as career options to middle and high school students and provide job shadowing and internship experiences.

New provision clarifies that the virtual education program does not eliminate the requirement for in-person, supervised practical training for nurse's aides and emergency medical technicians.

FISCAL

The loan reimbursement program language was clarified to specify that grants are provided to health care providers employed on a full-time basis in the state.

TECHNICAL

Removed the requirement for the Department of Public Health to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the loan reimbursement program.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 28, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Jul 1, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.