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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires environmental agency to submit waste study proposals by January 2027
Last action · February 13, 2026: Public Hearing 02/20Sponsors: Steven Winter and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection must submit a report by January 15, 2027, detailing proposals derived from the state's waste characterization study, including potential and new recyclable designations.
Establishes a statutory deadline for state environmental officials to deliver legislative recommendations and draft statutory revisions concerning consumer packaging, construction debris, and recycling mandates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
The agency is required to compile and submit the waste study report and draft statutory revisions by January 15, 2027.
Key Facts
- The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection must submit a report to the environment committee by January 15, 2027.
- The report must detail proposals or recommendations derived from the most recent waste characterization study.
- Recommendations may include establishing extended producer responsibility programs for consumer packaging, products, and construction and demolition debris.
- The report may include proposed additional designations of recyclable items to be source separated.
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- The report must include a draft of any statutory revisions required to implement the proposals.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/20
- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Environment
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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