Legislation Tracker

HB 5133
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING PROGRAMS.

Bill Description:
To establish a grant program to assist towns with diverting food scraps from the waste stream.

HB 6238
AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT AND COMPOSTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Bill Description:
To address a needed environmental intervention through an instructional opportunity for the school community.

HB 6245
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIVERSION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS FROM THE WASTE STREAM.

Bill Description:
To fund programs that divert food from the waste stream.

HB 6246
AN ACT REQUIRING THE RECYCLING OF FOOD WASTE.

Bill Description:
To create a market for food waste and reduce costs associated with sending food waste out of state for landfilling.

SB 785
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VEGETATIVE WASTE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING PROGRAM.

Bill Description:
To reduce vegetative waste in landfills and increase the recycling of such wastes.

SB 928
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR FARMS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY CHANGES TO MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Bill Description:
To provide funding for farms associated with new anaerobic digesters for the purpose of providing the necessary changes to manure management systems.

HB 5917
AN ACT REQUIRING THE RECYCLING OF FOOD SCRAPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD DONATION PLANS BY CERTAIN COMMERCIAL FOOD WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SUPERMARKETS, INSTITUTIONS, RESORTS AND CONFERENCE CENTERS.

Bill Description:
To provide for the diversion of food scraps and surplus foods from the solid waste stream.

HB 5017
AN ACT CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE TIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM BY TIRE RETAILERS.

Bill Description:
To require tire retailers to participate in the tire stewardship program.

HB 5019
AN ACT ESTABLISHING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSUMER BATTERIES.

Bill Description:
To establish an extended producer responsibility program for consumer batteries sold and distributed in the state.

HB 5136
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR SOLAR PANELS.

Bill Description:
To provide for the safe and responsible disposal of solar panels.

HB 6225
AN ACT ESTABLISHING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS.

Bill Description:
To establish extended producer responsibility for packaging products.

HB 5915
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES AND SOLAR PANELS MANUFACTURED, SOLD OR INSTALLED IN THE STATE.

Bill Description:
To establish an extended producer responsibility program for wind turbine blades and solar panels.

HB 6229
AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WASTE.

Bill Description:
To reduce the production of single-use plastics and polystyrene waste in the state.

HB 6259
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RECYCLING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN.

Bill Description:
To address the remainder of unsorted waste in the state.

SB 57
AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOTTLE BILL.

Bill Description:
To exempt beverage containers that contain local orchard product from the requirements of the bottle bill.

HB 5107
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON PERMITS TO BURN MEDICAL WASTE.

Bill Description:
To mitigate risks associated with medical waste burning and protect the health and safety of residents in the state.

SB 83
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF NIP BOTTLE PAYMENTS BY MUNICIPALITIES.

Bill Description:
To provide that nip bottle payments to towns may be used only for litter remediation, not solid waste generation reduction.

SB 646
AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF PLASTIC NIP LIQUOR BOTTLES.

Bill Description:
To allow municipalities to prohibit the sale of plastic nip liquor bottles through a vote of their legislative body.

HB 6228
AN ACT AUTHORIZING REGIONAL SOLID WASTE AGREEMENTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

Bill Description:
To lower the cost of solid waste management for municipalities and avoid costly out-of-state shipments of municipal solid waste to landfills.

HB 5480
AN ACT ELIMINATING THE USE OF INCINERATION FOR SOLID WASTE PROCESSING.

Bill Description:
To eliminate the use of incineration for solid waste processing and utilize new technologies that create jobs and reduce municipal costs.

HB 5526
AN ACT CONCERNING FRAUDULENT BOTTLE REDEMPTIONS.

Bill Description:
To prevent fraud in the bottle redemption program.

HB 5674
AN ACT REPEALING THE BOTTLE BILL AND PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY RECYCLING OF SUCH BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Bill Description:
To eliminate the financial and time burden placed on consumers and businesses by the provisions of the bottle bill.

SB 9
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE MUNICIPAL AND STATE PLANNING.

Bill Description:
To provide municipalities certain authorities concerning climate resiliency efforts.

SB 1115
AN ACT CONCERNING ENFORCEMENT OF CROSS-BORDER BOTTLE REDEMPTION PROHIBITIONS.

Bill Description:
To enforce the prohibition on cross-border bottle redemptions.

HB 5715
AN ACT ALLOWING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO BE RECEIVED FROM MUNICIPAL TRANSFER STATIONS.

Bill Description:
To enable municipal transfer stations to sell catalytic converters that have been deposited with such transfer stations.

HB 6262
AN ACT REQUIRING REVERSE VENDING MACHINES TO ACCEPT ALL REFUND-ELIGIBLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Bill Description:
To encourage and increase beverage container redemption rates by providing convenience for consumers.

HB 6268
AN ACT REQUIRING BOTTLE REDEMPTION CENTERS TO ACCEPT BOTTLES AND CANS FROM MICROBREWERIES.

Bill Description:
To require bottle redemption centers to accept cans and bottles from microbreweries.

HB 6300
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY CONVERTING BIOSOLIDS INTO ENERGY.

Bill Description:
To create a task force to study converting biosolids into energy.

HB 6053

AN ACT ENABLING CONSUMERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDERS TO REPAIR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS.

Bill Description: 

To provide consumers and independent repair providers with the ability to repair consumer electronics.

HB 6265
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN WORDS AND ABBREVIATIONS ON BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Bill Description:
To clarify the redemption value of beverage containers for consumers and to increase the redemption rate of beverage containers.

HB 6917
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN THE STATE.

Bill Description:
To provide funding for enforcement concerning certain food waste diversion requirements, study the need and viability of extended producer responsibility programs for consumer packaging, provide for increased food waste diversion from certain entities, create source funding for food waste diversion infrastructure projects and authorize municipal and regional waste coordinators.

HB 5014
AN ACT ADDING OYSTER SHELLS TO THE STATE’S LIST OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.

Bill Description:
To provide for the recycling and reuse of oyster shells as a means to seed more Connecticut oyster beds.

HB 5914
AN ACT REPEALING THE PROHIBITION ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS AND PROHIBITING THE USE OF PFAS IN PAPER STRAWS.

Bill Description:
To repeal the single-use plastic bag ban and prohibit the use of PFAS in paper straws.

SB 191
AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD SCRAP DIVERSION FROM THE SOLID WASTE STREAM AND THE REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Bill Description:
To require the diversion of food scraps from the solid waste stream and prohibit the redemption of out-of-state beverage containers.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (32 cosponsors)

HB 5353
AN ACT CONCERNING THE GAS CYLINDER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

Bill Description:
To provide a gas cylinder stewardship organization with the right to institute a civil suit against noncompliant producers when certain costs are incurred by the organization.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)

Recent Action Taken:
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (5/8)

HB 5226
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER BATTERIES.

Bill Description:
To establish an extended producer responsibility program for certain consumer batteries.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (17 cosponsors)

Substitute Language: HB 5226-ENV-Substitute Language

HB 5352
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE TIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

Bill Description:
To provide a tire stewardship organization with more time to begin the tire stewardship program after the plan is approved, to reduce allowable administrative fees for the tire stewardship program and to allow a surplus for the tire stewardship program to avoid cash flow problems.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)

Recent Action Taken:
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (5/8)

HB 5230
AN ACT CONCERNING SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE SOLID WASTE STREAM.

Bill Description:
To require the installation of certain types of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in single-family homes.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)

Substitute Language: HB 5230-ENV-Substitute Language

SB 293
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Bill Description:
To require a waste characterization study and needs assessment and increase certain transportation weight limits for vehicles hauling solid waste.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)

Recent Action Taken:
Signed by the Governor (5/9)

SB 292
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF PFAS IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS.

Bill Description:
To prohibit the use of PFAS in certain products.

Sponsors:
Environment Committee (40 cosponsors)

Substitute Language: SB 292-ENV-Substitute Language

Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/7)