Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5524: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the state's materials management system. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 22a-226e of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2014, each commercial food wholesaler or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles from an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than one hundred four tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that such source-separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized source-separated organic material composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic material. (2) On and after January 1, 2020, each commercial food wholesaler or LCO No. 2489 1 of Raised Bill No. 5524 distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles from an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than fifty-two tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that …
Sponsors
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Gresko (D, 121)
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Steven Winter (D, 94)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Amy Morrin Bello (D, 28)
- Kate Farrar (D, 20)
- Dominique Johnson (D, 143)
- Wood, Kerry S. (D, 29)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : File Number 398
- : House Calendar Number 285
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 14, 2026): 38 yea, 12 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 18, 2026): 23 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: School districts, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Chemicals, Wholesale trade, Composting
Common questions
- What is HB5524?
- HB5524 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
- What does HB5524 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the state's materials management system. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5524?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Tabled for the Calendar, House (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5524?
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5524?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05524&which_year=2026
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