# Connecticut HB 07085: AN ACT CONCERNING A REVIEW OF AND A TRANSITION TO THE RELEASE-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM AND RELATED REGULATIONS.

Connecticut HB 07085, AN ACT CONCERNING A REVIEW OF AND A TRANSITION TO THE RELEASE-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM AND RELATED REGULATIONS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Commerce Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 07085
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING A REVIEW OF AND A TRANSITION TO THE RELEASE-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM AND RELATED REGULATIONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Commerce Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (203 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

To review the transition to a release-based cleanup program.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on reopening completed home cleanups: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Connecticut’s environmental commissioner cannot reopen completed cleanup on a specific violation basis at qualifying homes. The parcel must be used only for an owner-occupied, single-family home, and the release must have been discovered and cleaned up. The protection cov…
- Property owners gain cleanup proof options: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, closure reports verified by licensed environmental professionals count as cleanup verification for the site portion containing the release. For a defined area with several releases, every release needs a verified closure report. Parcel owners can also submit Form III or F…
- Old data alone excludes cleanup discovery: mixed, low. The law excludes a release from being treated as discovered when older data is its only evidence. The data must have been available or generated before the new release-based cleanup regulations took effect. This limits cleanup triggers for responsible parties, but also limits which releases the pro…
- Site cleanup options carry new deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, responsible parties gain a route into release-based cleanup for sites investigated under prevailing standards and guidelines. A licensed environmental professional must prepare a report listing every discovered release. Parties must wait at least 90 days after submission,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Commerce Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 306 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Roll Call Vote 209 AS AMENDED | pass | 147 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-06-10: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: Public Act 25-54 (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-30: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: File Number 984 (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Calendar Number 558 (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Immediate Transmittal to the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-28: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 9508 (House)
- 2025-04-07: File Number 559 (legislature)
- 2025-04-07: House Calendar Number 348 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-04-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-31: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-02-28: Public Hearing 03/04 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-54, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00054-R00HB-07085-PA.PDF)
- File No. 984, 2025-05-29: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000984-FC.PDF)
- File No. 559, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-FC.PDF)
- CE Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 559: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 984: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R010984-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-7085, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-BA.PDF)
- CE Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00CE-CV62-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 559: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 984: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R010984-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9196 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00LCO09196-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9508 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00LCO09508-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-7085, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9508): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #9196 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09196-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 209 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00209-R00HB07085-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 9508 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 306: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00306-R00HB07085-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-54: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00054-R02HB-07085-SUM.PDF)

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- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-54 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00054-R00HB-07085-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 984 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000984-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 559 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-FC.PDF)
- [CE Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 559 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 984 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R010984-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-7085, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-BA.PDF)
- [CE Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- [CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-07085-R00CE-CV62-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 559 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R000559-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 984 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R010984-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9196 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00LCO09196-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9508 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00LCO09508-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-7085, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9508) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07085-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #9196 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09196-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 209 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00209-R00HB07085-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 9508 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-07085-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 306 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00306-R00HB07085-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-54 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00054-R02HB-07085-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [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)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07085-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).