# Connecticut HB 06222: AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF EASTERN OYSTERS AND INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES.

Connecticut HB 06222, AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF EASTERN OYSTERS AND INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Environment Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 06222
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAKING OF EASTERN OYSTERS AND INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: environment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (212 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

To support and expand aquaculture in the state.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Food businesses gain a bait license exemption: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, qualifying food service businesses are exempt from bait dealer licensing for bait species prepared as food. The business must be regulated under the public health code and must buy and prepare those species for people to eat. It must not resell them for another purpose. T…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Environment Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 226 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | House Roll Call Vote 107 AS AMENDED | pass | 144 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-06-03: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Public Act 25-14 (legislature)
- 2025-05-22: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-22: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: File Number 922 (legislature)
- 2025-05-15: Senate Calendar Number 486 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-13: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8394 (House)
- 2025-04-16: File Number 715 (legislature)
- 2025-04-16: House Calendar Number 446 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-10: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-31: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-28: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-03-07: Public Hearing 03/17 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (legislature)
- 2025-03-05: Drafted by Committee (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Vote to Draft (legislature)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-14, 2025-05-30: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00014-R00HB-06222-PA.PDF)
- File No. 922, 2025-05-15: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000922-FC.PDF)
- File No. 715, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-FC.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-HB.PDF)
- ENV Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R02-HB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 715: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 922: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R010922-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-6222, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-BA.PDF)
- ENV Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-CV134-TS.PDF)
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-CV70-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 715: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 922: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R010922-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8336 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08336-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8368 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08368-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8394 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08394-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-6222, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8394): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #8336 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08336-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #8368 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08368-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 107 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00107-R00HB06222-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 8394 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 226: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00226-R00HB06222-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00014-R02HB-06222-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-14 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00014-R00HB-06222-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 922 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000922-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 715 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-FC.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-HB.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R02-HB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 715 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 922 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R010922-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-6222, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-BA.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- [ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-CV134-TS.PDF)
- [ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06222-R00ENV-CV70-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 715 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R000715-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 922 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R010922-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8336 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08336-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8368 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08368-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8394 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00LCO08394-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-6222, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8394) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06222-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #8336 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08336-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #8368 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08368-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 107 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00107-R00HB06222-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 8394 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06222-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 226 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00226-R00HB06222-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-14 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00014-R02HB-06222-SUM.PDF)

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- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
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- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06222-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).