# Connecticut SB 00002: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE.

Connecticut SB 00002, AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (File Number 693) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00002
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-04-20, File Number 693
- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Cosponsors: 33
- Subjects: finance, revenue and bonding
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) exempt from the sales and use taxes gas and electricity used by certain commercial and industrial businesses, (2) dedicate fifty per cent of the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores to the Tourism Fund and fifty per cent to the municipality in which such revenue was generated, and (3) establish a Connecticut-India Trade Commission.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Cosponsor: Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine A. Osten (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Cohen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Derek Slap (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Douglas McCrory (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Farley Santos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Herron Gaston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James J. Maroney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jan Hochadel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julio A. Concepcion (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mae Flexer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Quinn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Norman Needleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Honig (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Raghib Allie-Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Lopes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis Simms (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- File No. 693, 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-FC.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R01-SB.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R02-SB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 693: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-CV46-TS.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-CV7-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 693: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-FN.PDF)

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## Sources
- [File No. 693 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-FC.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R01-SB.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 693 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-CV46-TS.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00002-R00FIN-CV7-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 693 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00002-R000693-FN.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00002-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).