LCO No. 4009 1 of 2 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 835 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 4009 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: (HS) AN ACT EXPANDING MED ICAID COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-292 of the general statutes is 1 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2 1, 2019): 3 (a) A child who resides in a household with household income 4 which exceeds one hundred ninety-six per cent of the federal poverty 5 level and does not exceed three hundred eighteen per cent of the 6 federal poverty level [may] shall be eligible for benefits under HUSKY 7 B regardless of the child's immigration status. 8 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2019 17b-292(a) Raised Bill No. 835 LCO No. 4009 2 of 2 Statement of Purpose: To expand Medicaid coverage for children regardless of immigration status. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]