# Connecticut SB 00452: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS.

Connecticut SB 00452, AN ACT CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Environment Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00452
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-06
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: environment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

To prohibit the sale of helium for purposes of filling lighter-than-air balloons.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Connecticut bans balloon releases, requires weights: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Connecticut bans knowingly releasing, arranging releases, or intentionally causing releases of helium or other lighter-than-air gas-filled balloons. The ban covers people, businesses, nonprofits, and state and local governments; violations are infractions. Beginning Janua…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hector Arzeno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Irene M. Haines (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph P. Gresko (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Klarides-Ditria (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 126 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Roll Call Vote 269 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 127 | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-90, 2026-05-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00090-R00SB-00452-PA.PDF)
- File No. 369, 2026-04-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-FC.PDF)
- ENV Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 369: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-452, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-BA.PDF)
- ENV Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00ENV-CV64-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 369: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3815 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO03815-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4159 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04159-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4382 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04382-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4385 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04385-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-452, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4385): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 269 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00269-R00SB00452-HV.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #3815 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03815-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4159 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04159-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 126: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00126-R00SB00452-SV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 127: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00127-R00SB00452-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 4385 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Schedule B LCO# 4382 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-90: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00090-R02SB-00452-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-90 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00090-R00SB-00452-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 369 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-FC.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 369 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-452, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-BA.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- [ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00452-R00ENV-CV64-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 369 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00452-R000369-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3815 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO03815-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4159 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04159-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4382 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04382-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4385 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00LCO04385-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-452, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4385) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00452-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 269 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00269-R00SB00452-HV.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #3815 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03815-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4159 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04159-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 126 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00126-R00SB00452-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 127 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00127-R00SB00452-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4385 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Schedule B LCO# 4382 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00452-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-90 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00090-R02SB-00452-SUM.PDF)

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