Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7273: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY WAYS TO FUND A UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM.
Status: Introduced, April 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act imposing a tax on certain sweetened beverages, syrups and powders and dedicating the revenue generated to a universal free school meals program. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON CERTAIN SWEETENED BEVERAGES, SYRUPS AND POWDERS AND DEDICATING THE REVENUE GENERATED TO A UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Distributor" means any person that receives, stores, manufactures or distributes sweetened beverages, syrups or powders, for sale to retailers doing business in the state; (2) "Fruit juice" means the original liquid resulting from the pressing of fruits or the liquid resulting from the dilution with water of dehydrated fruit juice; (3) "Medical beverage" means any (A) medical food, as defined in USC 360ee, as amended from time to time, (B) product in liquid form that is (i) designed as oral nutrition therapy for individuals who may have a limited ability to absorb or metabolize dietary nutrients from traditional food or beverages, or (ii) an oral rehydration electrolyte LCO No. 7005 1 of Raised Bill No. 7273 solution to prevent or treat dehydration, and (C) product sold in liquid form that is designed as supplemental, meal replacement or sole-source nutrition and includes proteins, carbohydrates and multiple vitamins and minerals; (4) "Milk-based beverage" means any nonalcoholic beverage that contains at least fifty per cent dairy ingredients by volume, including milk, cream, yogurt, kefir or other dairy-derived products, regardless of butterfat content or added …
Sponsors
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Gary Turco (D, 27)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Moira Rader (D, 98)
- Jane Garibay (D, 60)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Steven Winter (D, 94)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 588
- : File Number 895
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/12/25 12:00 PM
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Public Hearing 04/14
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Common questions
- What is HB7273?
- HB7273 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY WAYS TO FUND A UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM.
- What does HB7273 do?
- In its own words: An act imposing a tax on certain sweetened beverages, syrups and powders and dedicating the revenue generated to a universal free school meals program. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7273?
- Introduced as of April 9, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (May 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7273?
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7273?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07273&which_year=2025
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