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CT SB01537

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Public Health Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes April 19th as Connecticut Liver Health Day to raise awareness of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

  • Authorizes the Governor to hold observance exercises at the State Capitol and other designated locations

  • Requires the Commissioner of Public Health to develop a plan for mobile transient elastography screening for liver fibrosis in high-risk communities

  • Mandates annual reporting to the General Assembly's public health committee on the mobile screening plan, beginning January 1, 2026

  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Working Group To Study Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Last Action

File Number 826

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/27/2025
Public Health3/19/2025

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