Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB317: AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning resource recovery facilities in the state. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall convene a working group within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to examine the need for and viability and impact of suspending, for a period not to exceed five consecutive fiscal years, the fee described in section 22a-232 of the general statutes for one or more resource recovery facilities in the state. Such examination may consider other means to meet any such identified need, including, but not limited to, the availability of state grant, tax abatement or financing programs. Such working group shall, at a minimum, consist of one member from each of the member towns of the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating Committee, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, and any other member deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Not later than January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of Substitute Senate Bill No. 317 section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General …
Sponsors
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Special Act 26-25
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed
- : House Calendar Number 517
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- : Senate Passed
Votes
- House Roll Call 308 (May 6, 2026): 149 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 173 (April 28, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 13, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Solid waste assessments, Bristol, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Studies
Common questions
- What is SB317?
- SB317 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
- What does SB317 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning resource recovery facilities in the state. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB317?
- Signed into law as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB317?
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138).
- Where is the official record for SB317?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00317&which_year=2026
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