Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5522: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT AND REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING WELL CONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the sewage right-to-know act. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 22a-424a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Sewage treatment plant or collection system" means any sewage treatment plant, water pollution control facility, related pumping station, collection system or other public sewage works; (2) "Sewage spill" means the diversion of wastes from any portion of a sewage treatment plant or collection system in this state; (3) "Combined sewer" means structures which are designed to convey both sanitary and storm sewage, and allow the overflow of such combined sewage, untreated, to the waters of the state during periods of high flows; and (4) "Electronic report" means a reporting form that uses an electronic LCO No. 2412 1 of Raised Bill No. 5522 format as prescribed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. (b) On and after July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall post, on the department's Internet web site, a map of the state indicating where sewage spills, anticipated combined sewer overflows and permitted sewage bypasses occur. The Internet web site shall include all information posted pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section and shall be current. (c) (1) On and after …
Sponsors
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Tami Zawistowski (R, 61)
- John-Michael Parker (D, 101)
- Patrick Callahan (R, 108)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
- Christie Carpino (R, 32)
- John Santanella (D, 58)
- Larry Butler (D, 72)
Latest actions
- : Senate Calendar Number 464
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- : House Passed
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : No New File by Committee on Appropriations
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
Votes
- House Roll Call 111 (April 27, 2026): 144 yea, 5 nay, passed
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 14, 2026): 42 yea, 8 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 18, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Sewage, Discharges into the waters, Violations, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Wells, Sewage treatment facilities
Common questions
- What is HB5522?
- HB5522 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT AND REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING WELL CONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS.
- What does HB5522 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the sewage right-to-know act. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5522?
- Passed one chamber as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: Senate Calendar Number 464 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5522?
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5522?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05522&which_year=2026
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