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Committee hears bill to eliminate SmartHealth wellness incentives for state and school employees
Summary
A Ways & Means briefing and public hearing on Senate Bill 5807 focused on eliminating the SmartHealth online portal and a $125 annual wellness incentive for members of the Public Employees Benefits (PEB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) plans, with unions opposing the cut and staff citing multi‑year savings in fiscal notes.
Senate Bill 5807 would end the SmartHealth wellness online portal and the $125 annual wellness incentive for employees covered by the Public Employees Benefits (PEB) and the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) plans, the committee heard at its April 16 Ways & Means hearing.
The bill’s staff briefing said the portal would be eliminated as of Jan. 1, 2028, and employees who earn an incentive by Dec. 31, 2027, would still receive it during calendar year 2028. The fiscal note presented to the committee showed savings beginning in fiscal 2028 and larger ongoing savings in fiscal 2029, tied to both ending the portal and eliminating the $125 payments.
Tianyi Lin and…
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