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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill exempts paint-mixing machinery and equipment from sales and use taxes
Last action · February 10, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsor: Tom O'Dea
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What This Bill Proposed
State legislators are considering a bill that exempts machinery and equipment used to color or mix paint by retail paint sellers from the state .
Retailers selling paint in Connecticut would no longer pay state sales or use taxes on the equipment they use to tint and mix paint.
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.
Retailers that offer paint for sale at retail in this state
Key Facts
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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
1 action- Feb 10, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Version history
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Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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