Connecticut 2026 Session Status: Enacted 6 D cosponsors

SB 299 — AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

Last action — TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on March 03, 2026.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

562 added · 575 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised SB 299 introduces some important requirements for businesses that want to operate redemption centers, which are locations where people can return beverage containers for a refund. Now, these centers must seek approval from state officials and register annually, providing key details like their operational hours and the types of containers they accept. Additionally, if any of the provided information changes, the center must report that to the state within 48 hours. This change ensures better oversight and standardizes how redemption centers operate, aiming to improve the overall recycling process in the community.

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26-2 AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
SEN.
LOONEY, 11 Dist.
st REP.
RITTER, 1 Dist.
SEN.
DUFF, 25 Dist.
REP.
ROJAS, 9 Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
and (5) whether beverage containers will be accepted from LCO No.
and (5) whether beverage containers will be accepted from consumers.
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consumers.
On and after July 1, 2026, each registered owner of a redemption center shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the issuance of a license to operate such redemption center.
On and after July 1, 2026, each registered owner of a redemption center shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for the issuance of a license to Senate Bill No.
299 operate such redemption center.
Any redemption center that accepts more than [two thousand five hundred] one thousandcontainersfromany oneindividualinoneday shallcreateand obtain from such person a record of such person's name, the license LCO No.
Any redemption center that accepts more than [two thousand five hundred] one thousandcontainersfromany oneindividualinoneday shallcreateand obtain from such person a record of such person's name, the license plate number of any vehicle used to transport the containers to such redemptioncenter,acopyofsuchperson'sdriver'slicense,thecollection points of the empty containers and the number of containers tendered.
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plate number of any vehicle used to transport the containers to such redemptioncenter,acopyofsuchperson'sdriver'slicense,thecollection points of the empty containers and the number of containers tendered.
The redemption centershall obtain from such person a certificationthat, to the best of such person's knowledge, the beverage containers were originally sold as filled beverages in this state and were not previously redeemed.
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299 The redemption centershall obtain from such person a certificationthat, to the best of such person's knowledge, the beverage containers were originally sold as filled beverages in this state and were not previously redeemed.
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(2) such container isnot labeledinaccordance withsubsection(b)of section 22a-244;
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(3) such dealer sponsors, solely or with others, a redemption center which is located within a one-mile radius of such place of business and which accepts beverage containers of the kind, size and Public Act No.
such container isnot labeledinaccordance withsubsection(b)of section 22a-244;
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(3) such dealer sponsors, solely or with others, a redemption center which is located within a one-mile radius of such place of business and which accepts beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by such dealer at such place of business;
299 brand sold by such dealer at such place of business;
[such] (1) Such container contains materials which are foreign to the normal contents of the container, [or unless] (2) such container is not labeled in accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-244, (3) such beverage container was previously redeemed, (4) such beverage container is damaged in any manner that prevents the reading or LCO No.
[such] (1) Such container contains materials which are foreign to the normal contents of the container, [or unless] (2) such container is not labeled in accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-244, (3) such beverage container was previously redeemed, (4) such beverage container is damaged in any manner that prevents the reading or scanning of such container's barcode, or (5) such beverage container is on a list of beverage containers that such distributor previously provided to redemption centers and dealers as not being available for Public Act No.
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scanning of such container's barcode, or (5) such beverage container is on a list of beverage containers that such distributor previously provided to redemption centers and dealers as not being available for sale in this state.
299 sale in this state.
(d) (1) In addition to the refund value of a beverage container, a LCO No.
(d) (1) In addition to the refund value of a beverage container, a distributor shall pay to any dealer or operator of a redemption center a handling fee of at least two and one-half cents for each container of beer, Public Act No.
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distributor shall pay to any dealer or operator of a redemption center a handling fee of at least two and one-half cents for each container of beer, hard seltzer, hard cider or other malt beverage and three and one-half cents for each beverage container of mineral waters, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks or noncarbonated beverage returned for redemption.A distributor shallnot berequiredto payto amanufacturer the refund value of a nonrefillable beverage container.
299 hard seltzer, hard cider or other malt beverage and three and one-half cents for each beverage container of mineral waters, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks or noncarbonated beverage returned for redemption.A distributor shallnot berequired to payto amanufacturer the refund value of a nonrefillable beverage container.
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(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, no person shall tender to a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator for the purpose of obtaining a refund value or handling fee for any empty beverage container that the person knows or has reason to know was not originally sold in this state as a filled beverage container or that was previously redeemed through a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.
299 (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, no person shall tender to a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator for the purpose of obtaining a refund value or handling fee for any empty beverage container that the person knows or has reason to know was not originally sold in this state as a filled beverage container or that was previously redeemed through a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.
(j) (1) The Attorney General may, independently or upon complaint of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the LCO No.
(j) (1) The Attorney General may, independently or upon complaint Public Act No.
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Commissioner of Revenue Services, investigate the facts and circumstances concerning any alleged violation of a provision of this section.
299 of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or the Commissioner of Revenue Services, investigate the facts and circumstances concerning any alleged violation of a provision of this section.
(a) Each deposit initiator shall open a special interest-bearing account at a Connecticut branch of a financial institution, as defined in section 45a-557a, to thecredit ofthedeposit initiator.Eachdeposit initiator shall deposit insuchaccount anamount equal to therefundvalue established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22a-244, for each beverage container sold by such deposit initiator.
(a) Each deposit initiator shall open a special interest-bearing account at a Connecticut branch of a financial institution, as defined in section 45a-557a, to thecredit of thedeposit initiator.Eachdeposit initiator shall deposit insuchaccount anamount equal to therefundvalue established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 22a-244, for each beverage container sold by such deposit initiator.
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The amount required to be deposited pursuant to this section, when deposited, shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the state.
The amount required to be Public Act No.
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299 deposited pursuant to this section, when deposited, shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the state.
Each deposit initiator shall submit a report on July 31, 2009, for the period from March 1, 2009, to June 30, 2009, inclusive, and thereafter shall submit a quarterly report for the immediately preceding calendar quarter one month after the close of such quarter.
Each deposit initiator shall submit a report on July 31, 2009, for the period from March 1, 2009, to June 30, 2009, inclusive, and thereafter shall submit a quarterly report for the immediately preceding calendar Public Act No.
Each such report shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, on a form prescribed by the commissioner and with such information as the commissioner deems necessary, including, but not LCO No.
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299 quarter one month after the close of such quarter.
limited to:
Each such report shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, on a form prescribed by the commissioner and with such information as the commissioner deems necessary, including, but not limited to:
Such quarterly report shall be filed electronicallywith the Commissioner of Revenue Services, in the manner provided by chapter 228g.
Such quarterly report shall be filed electronically with the Commissioner of Revenue Services, in the manner provided by chapter Public Act No.
(e) (1) On or before April 30, 2009, each deposit initiator shall pay the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the period from December 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009, inclusive, to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for deposit in LCO No.
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the General Fund.
(e) (1) On or before April 30, 2009, each deposit initiator shall pay the balance outstanding in the special account that is attributable to the period from December 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009, inclusive, to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for deposit in the General Fund.
(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (I) for the calendar quarters ending September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023, the balances outstanding in the special account that are attributable to said calendar quarters shall be retained in the special account by the deposit initiator for the purpose of reimbursement of the refund value in effect on January 1, 2024, for a redeemed beverage container in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-244, (II) for the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2024, sixty-five per cent of the balance outstanding in the special account at the close of such LCO No.
(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (I) for the calendar quarters ending September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023, the Public Act No.
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quarter, including any balance outstanding that is attributable to such quarter and any remaining balance of the amount retained by the deposit initiator pursuant to subclause (I) of this clause, shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund, and (III) for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2024, sixty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
299 balances outstanding in the special account that are attributable to said calendar quarters shall be retained in the special account by the deposit initiator for the purpose of reimbursement of the refund value in effect on January 1, 2024, for a redeemed beverage container in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-244, (II) for the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2024, sixty-five per cent of the balance outstanding in the special account at the close of such quarter, including any balance outstanding that is attributable to such quarter and any remaining balance of the amount retained by the deposit initiator pursuant to subclause (I) of this clause, shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund, and (III) for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2024, sixty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
(I) At least sixty per cent, twenty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
(I) At least sixty per cent, twenty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or Public Act No.
and (II) Less than sixty per cent, forty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such LCO No.
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299 before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
and (II) Less than sixty per cent, forty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
and (III) Sixty per cent or less, forty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
and (III) Sixty per cent or less, forty-five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the Public Act No.
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299 General Fund;
(I) At least seventy-five per cent, five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such LCO No.
(I) At least seventy-five per cent, five per cent of the balance outstanding inthespecialaccount that isattributable to theimmediately preceding calendar quarter shall be paid by the deposit initiator on or before the last day of the month next succeeding the close of such quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
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quarter to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit in the General Fund;
(C) If the amount of the required payment pursuant to this subdivision is not paid on or before the due date, a penalty of ten per centoftheamountdue andunpaid,orfiftydollars,whicheverisgreater, shall be imposed.
(C) If the amount of the required payment pursuant to this Public Act No.
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299 subdivision is not paid on or before the due date, a penalty of ten per centoftheamountdue andunpaid,orfiftydollars,whicheverisgreater, shall be imposed.
(f) If moneys deposited in the special account are insufficient to pay for withdrawals authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, LCO No.
(f) If moneys deposited in the special account are insufficient to pay for withdrawals authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the amount of such deficiency shall be subtracted from the next succeeding payment or payments due pursuant to subsection (e) of this section until the amount of the deficiency has been subtracted in full.
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the amount of such deficiency shall be subtracted from the next succeeding payment or payments due pursuant to subsection (e) of this section until the amount of the deficiency has been subtracted in full.
(j) Any payment required pursuant to this section shall be treated as a tax for purposes of sections 12-30b, 12-33a, 12-35a, 12-39g and 12-39h.
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299 (j) Any payment required pursuant to this section shall be treated as a tax for purposes of sections 12-30b, 12-33a, 12-35a, 12-39g and 12-39h.
For purposes of this subsection, "eligible LCO No.
For purposes of this subsection, "eligible deposit initiator" means a deposit initiator that (A) derived not less than eighty per cent of such deposit initiator's revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, from the distribution of beer, ale, wine or distilled spirits, and (B) properly reported a negative balance in such deposit initiator's special account, for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2026.
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deposit initiator" means a deposit initiator that (A) derived not less than eighty per cent of such deposit initiator's revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, from the distribution of beer, ale, wine or distilled spirits, and (B) properly reported a negative balance in such deposit initiator's special account, for the calendar quarter ending June 30, 2026.
Each such eligible deposit initiator shall reduce any such negative balance for such special account by the amount of the rebate allowed under this section.
Each such eligible deposit initiator shall reduce any such negative balance for such Public Act No.
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299 special account by the amount of the rebate allowed under this section.
Any such additional reporting requirements shall be in furtherance of the requirements and LCO No.
Any such additional reporting requirements shall be in furtherance of the requirements and purposes of this section and section 22a-245, as amended by this act.
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purposes of this section and section 22a-245, as amended by this act.
On and after the effective date of this section, in addition to any other enforcement of the provisions of this section by any state agency or state police officer, any municipal police officer may enforce the provisions of this section and any fine issued by any such municipal police officer shall be payable to the respective municipality.
On and after the effective date of this section, in addition to any other enforcement of the provisions of this section by any state agency or state police officer, any Public Act No.
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299 municipal police officer may enforce the provisions of this section and any fine issued by any such municipal police officer shall be payable to the respective municipality.
Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 404 of public act 25- 168 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 404 of public act 25- is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Secretary oftheOffice of Policy and Management shall [disburse] transfer two hundred fifty thousand dollars of such amount to [said division] the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to be used for the purpose [set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section] of designing, LCO No.
The Secretary oftheOffice of Policy and Management shall [disburse] transfer two hundred fifty thousand dollars of such amount to [said division] the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to be used for the purpose [set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section] of designing, implementing and operating redemption center licensing.
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implementing and operating redemption center licensing.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Governor's Action:
Section 1 from passage 22a-245 Sec.
Approved March 3, 2026 Public Act No.
2 from passage 22a-245a Sec.
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3 from passage 22a-246 Sec.
4 from passage PA 25-168, Sec.
404(b)(1) LCO No.
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  1. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  2. PUBLIC ACT 26-2

  3. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL

  4. RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED

  7. HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  8. IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE HOUSE

  9. SENATE PASSED

  10. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  11. EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION

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Who sponsors SB 299?
SB 299 is sponsored by Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), Jason Rojas (Democratic), Bob Duff (Democratic), Matthew Ritter (Democratic), and Martin M. Looney (Democratic).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.
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