Connecticut 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 36 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 10 — AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.

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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 10, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 55 sponsors

    55 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (36 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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Senate General Assembly File No.
Senate Bill No.
305 February Session, 2022 Senate Bill No.
10 Public Act No.
10 Senate, April 5, 2022 The Committee on Energy and Technology reported through SEN.
22-5 AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
NEEDLEMAN of the 33rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
[.] and SB10 / File No.
[.] and [(4)] (5) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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Senate Bill No.
305 [(4)] (5) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
10 Approved May 10, 2022 Public Act No.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2022 22a-200a(a) ET Joint Favorable SB10 / File No.
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305 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requiresthestate to eliminate greenhouse gasemissionsfrom electricity supplied to electric customers, by January 1, 2040.
Additionally, the bill requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity supplied to electric customers in the state to zero percent by January 1, 2040.
This is not anticipated to result in a cost to the state and municipalities as ratepayers in either FY 23 or FY 24.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact described above would continue into the outyears subject to inflation.
The net effects of future policies and technological advancements is unknown, and thus the ratepayer impact of the bill’s requirement to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from electricity supplied to electric customers in Connecticut by January 1, 2040, is indeterminate.
SB10 / File No.
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305 OLR Bill Analysis SB 10 AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.
SUMMARY This bill requires the state to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from electricity supplied to electric customers in the state by January 1, 2040.
The bill establishes this requirement as an emissions reduction goal under the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act (see BACKGROUND).
By lawand under thebill,theGlobalWarming SolutionsAct requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources to a level at least (1) 10% below the level emitted in 1990 by January 1, 2020;
(2) 45% below the level emitted in 2001 by January 1, 2030;
and (3) 80% below the level emitted in 2001 by January 1, 2050.
The bill additionally requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity supplied to electric customers in the state to zero percent by January 1, 2040.
By law, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commissioner determines emission levels.
Greenhouse gas includes any chemical or physical substance emitted into the air that the DEEP commissioner reasonably anticipates will cause or contribute to climate change (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride).
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2022 BACKGROUND Global Warming Solutions Act Reporting Requirements By law, state agencies on the governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change must report biannually to the Office of Policy and SB10 / File No.
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305 Management (OPM) secretary and the DEEP commissioner on, among other things, policies and regulations that the agencies can adopt in the near future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Global Warming Solutions Act.
By law, every three years, the DEEP commissioner, in consultation with OPM and the governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change must report to the Energy and Technology, Environment, and Transportation committees on quantifiable emissions reductions achieved under these provisions.
Among other things, the report must include a schedule of proposed regulations, policies, and strategies designed to achieve the act’s emissions reduction requirements.
COMMITTEE ACTION Energy and Technology Committee Joint Favorable Yea 21 Nay 5 (03/22/2022) SB10 / File No.
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Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 22-5

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED

  7. RULES SUSPENDED

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 487

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  10. SENATE PASSED

  11. FILE NO. 305

  12. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 224

  13. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  14. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  15. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/04/22

  16. FILED WITH LCO

  17. Joint Favorable

  18. PUBLIC HEARING 0224

  19. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology

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55 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (55)

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 10?
SB 10 is sponsored by Mike Demicco (Democratic), Ryan, Kevin, Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), Morrin Bello, Amy, Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Michel, David, Palm, Christine, Raghib Allie-Brennan (Democratic), Christopher Rosario (Democratic), Winkler, Michael A., Frank Smith (Democratic), Heather S. Somers (Republican), Maria P. Horn (Democratic), Gary A. Turco (Democratic), Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), Conley, Christine, Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), Jennifer Leeper (Democratic), Kate Farrar (Democratic), Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), Derek Slap (Democratic), Matthew Ritter (Democratic), Josh Elliott (Democratic), Larry B. Butler (Democratic), Smith, Brian T., Jonathan Steinberg (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), Geraldo C. Reyes (Democratic), Bob Godfrey (Democratic), Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), Ferraro, Charles J., Haskell, Will, Paris, Corey P., Julie Kushner (Democratic), Hampton, John K., Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Mary M. Mushinsky (Democratic), Vargas, Edwin, Juan R. Candelaria (Democratic), Lucy Dathan (Democratic), Formica, Paul M., Rob Sampson (Republican), John-Michael Parker (Democratic), Delany, Hubert D., Gucker, Kenneth M, Brandon Chafee (Democratic), Tom Delnicki (Republican), Gregory Haddad (Democratic), Joseph P. Gresko (Democratic), Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), Travis Simms (Democratic), and Kevin C. Kelly.
What is the current status of SB 10?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2022. Enacted.
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