Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB319: AN ACT CONCERNING BATTERY-POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES, REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPERS.
Status: Passed one chamber, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the use of battery-powered leaf blowers and similar equipment by the state and municipalities. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF BATTERY-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT BY THE STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) On and after September 1, 2027, the Departments of Administrative Services, Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation shall, within available appropriations, purchase, lease or acquire electric hand-held or push lawn mowers, leaf blowers and lawn trimmers for state agencies for landscaping services on state-owned property whenever such existing gas-powered equipment reaches the end of its useful life. (b) On and after September 1, 2029, the Departments of Administrative Services, Energy and Environmental Protection and Transportation shall, within available appropriations, prepare bidding documents for contractors who seek to perform maintenance or landscaping work on state properties in order to require such bidders to use electric hand-held or push lawn mowers, leaf blowers and lawn trimmers in the performance of such work. LCO No. 2288 1 of Raised Bill No. (c) On and after September 1, 2030, the use of gas-powered hand-held or backpack leaf blowers shall be prohibited on state owned or leased properties. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, said commissioners may make an exception to such purchase, lease and acquisition requirements if fiscal resources or agency operations depend on the utilization of specific equipment, including, but not limited to, the following …
Sponsors
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Renee LaMark Muir (D, 36)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 148)
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D, 111)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Jane Garibay (D, 60)
- Jaime Foster (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : House Calendar Number 573
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5474
- : File Number 458
- : Senate Calendar Number 270
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 251 (May 4, 2026): 26 yea, 10 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 18, 2026): 26 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Equipment, Electric distribution company systems benefit charge, Energy conservation, Connecticut Green Bank, Administrative Services, Department of, School districts, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Transportation Department
Common questions
- What is SB319?
- SB319 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING BATTERY-POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES, REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPERS.
- What does SB319 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the use of battery-powered leaf blowers and similar equipment by the state and municipalities. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB319?
- Passed one chamber as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: House Calendar Number 573 (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB319?
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB319?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00319&which_year=2026
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