# Connecticut SB 00299: AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. Connecticut SB 00299, AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Martin M. Looney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Transmitted to the Secretary of State); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00299-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 00299 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT CONCERNING REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-24 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Transmitted to the Secretary of State - Sponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State funding for bottle-deposit centers: benefit, low. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the state transfers $2 million to support the bottle-deposit system. Of that amount, $250,000 goes to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to design and operate redemption-center licensing. The remaining $1.75 million supports reimbursement… - New limits on bottle refunds: cost, low. Dealers and redemption centers cannot accept containers they know were not sold filled in Connecticut, were already redeemed, have unreadable barcodes, or are on an exclusion list. A center cannot accept more than 4,000 containers from one person in a day, down from 5,000. The limit does not apply… - New licenses and rules for redemption centers: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, redemption centers need a state license and must pay a $2,500 application fee. Centers must record returns of more than 1,000 containers from one person in a day, keep records for at least two years, and send them to the state each quarter. Containers in one vehicle count as… - New penalties for bottle-deposit violations: mixed, low. State and municipal officers can enforce specified bottle-deposit rules, and state agencies and law enforcement can inspect redemption records. First offenses carry a $500 to $750 penalty; second offenses carry $750 to $1,000. A third or later offense carries at least $2,000 and is a class A misdem… - Scanning can lower fees at large centers: mixed, low. From April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, distributors can reduce a center’s handling fee by up to one cent per container. The center must process at least 50 million containers a year and must not use automated barcode or product-code scanning for every container. The reduction ends on or after J… - Deposit businesses face payments and rebates: mixed, low. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, beverage deposit initiators must pay part of their account balance to the state each quarter. The share is 25% when the prior year’s redemption rate is at least 65%, 35% when it is above 60% but below 65%, and 45% when it is 60% or less. Eligible businesses… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason Rojas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Ritter (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 14 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 15 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 11 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 10 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD A | pass | | | | ## Bill text - Public Act No. 26-2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00002-R00SB-00299-PA.PDF) - New Bill, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-299: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2284 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00LCO02284-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2364 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00LCO02364-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for SB-299: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 10 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00010-R00SB00299-HV.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 11 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00011-R00SB00299-HV.PDF) - House Schedule A LCO# 2364 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - Senate Roll Call Vote 14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00014-R00SB00299-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 15: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00015-R00SB00299-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 2284 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 26-2: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00002-R01SB-00299-SUM.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 - [Public Act No. 26-2 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00002-R00SB-00299-PA.PDF) - [New Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-299 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2284 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00LCO02284-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2364 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00LCO02364-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for SB-299 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00299-R00-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 10 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00010-R00SB00299-HV.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 11 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00011-R00SB00299-HV.PDF) - [House Schedule A LCO# 2364 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 14 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00014-R00SB00299-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 15 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00015-R00SB00299-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 2284 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00299-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 26-2 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00002-R01SB-00299-SUM.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) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00299-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).