Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB457: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL.
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the state's bottle bill. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 446d of the general statutes, no person shall collect or charge a refund value on a beverage container not purchased in this state. (b) Any person who wilfully collects or charges a refund value on a beverage container not purchased in this state on the amount of not less than five thousand but not more than nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine beverage containers in one or more separate transactions during a single calendar year or who directs another person to do so shall have committed a class B misdemeanor. (c) Any person who wilfully collects or charges a refund value on a beverage container not purchased in this state on the amount of not less than twenty thousand but not more than thirty thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine beverage containers in one or more separate transactions during a one-year period or who directs another person to do so shall have committed a class A misdemeanor. (d) Any person who wilfully collects or charges a refund value on a Substitute Senate Bill No. 457 beverage container not purchased in this state on the amount of forty thousand or more beverage containers in one or more separate transactions during …
Sponsors
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D, 111) · primary sponsor
- John-Michael Parker (D, 101)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- John Santanella (D, 58)
- Joshua Hall (D, 7)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-148
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A,B
- : House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A,B
- : House Calendar Number 579
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
Votes
- House Roll Call 289 (May 6, 2026): 138 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 291 (May 5, 2026): 35 yea, 1 nay, passed
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 24, 2026): 37 yea, 4 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 18, 2026): 19 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Beverage container deposits, Vending machines, Violations, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Studies, Beverage containers
Common questions
- What is SB457?
- SB457 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL.
- What does SB457 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the state's bottle bill. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB457?
- Signed into law as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB457?
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D, 111), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB457?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00457&which_year=2026
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