# Connecticut SB 00232: AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMING VIDEO SERVICES AND THE VOLUME OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Connecticut SB 00232, AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMING VIDEO SERVICES AND THE VOLUME OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by General Law Committee; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00232
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMING VIDEO SERVICES AND THE VOLUME OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Sponsor: General Law Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: general law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) provide that no streaming video service shall transmit the audio of any commercial advertisement at a volume that is louder than the volume established by the Federal Communications Commission for television broadcast stations or multichannel video programming distributors, and (2) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to issue a time-limited waiver from the volume limitation in the event of a significant financial hardship.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: General Law Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-20: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: No New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2026-04-20: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-20: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-17: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-04-15: Immediate Transmittal (legislature)
- 2026-04-15: Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-13: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-10: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-04-08: Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary (legislature)
- 2026-03-30: File Number 217 (legislature)
- 2026-03-30: Senate Calendar Number 172 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-23: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-12: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-11: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-02-19: Public Hearing 02/23 (legislature)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 217, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R03-SB.PDF)
- GL Joint Favorable, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R01-SB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R02-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00APP-CV91-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 217: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 217: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-FN.PDF)
- GL Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00GL-CV51-TS.PDF)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00JUD-CV157-TS.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 00247: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. (signed)
- SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT PL… (signed)
- SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM. (signed)
- SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. (signed)
- HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS A… (signed)
- HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 217 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R03-SB.PDF)
- [GL Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R01-SB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00APP-CV91-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 217 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 217 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00232-R000217-FN.PDF)
- [GL Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- [GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00GL-CV51-TS.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00232-R00JUD-CV157-TS.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 00247: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00247-2026)
- [SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00220-2026)
- [SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00191-2026)
- [SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00137-2026)
- [HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05563-2026)
- [HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05509-2026)
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