# Connecticut SB 00457: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL.

Connecticut SB 00457, AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Environment Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00457
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-06
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: environment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

To (1) require the development of a product stewardship program for beverage containers sold in the state, (2) examine the legal implications of requiring state-specific labeling for beverage containers sold in the state, (3) establish a timeline for the picking up of beverage containers by distributors, (4) prohibit transshipment of beverage containers, (5) require the acceptance of certain processed beverage containers by distributors, (6) make permanent certain escheat distributions from beverage containers, and (7) prohibit the act of short bagging by redemption centers.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New penalties for out-of-state bottle refunds: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, no one may collect or charge Connecticut bottle refunds for containers bought outside Connecticut. Willful violations involving 5,000–19,999 containers are class B misdemeanors; those involving 20,000–30,999 are class A misdemeanors. Violations involving 40,000 or more co…
- Lower handling payments for large redemption centers: cost, low. From April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, distributors reduce qualifying redemption centers’ handling fees by at most one cent. This applies to centers processing at least 50 million containers annually without automated barcode or universal product code scanning for all containers. Connecticut’s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsor: Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Santanella (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua M. Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Roll Call Vote 289 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 291 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-148, 2026-05-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00148-R00SB-00457-PA.PDF)
- File No. 479, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-FC.PDF)
- ENV Joint Favorable, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-SB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R02-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 479: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-457, as amended by Senate "A" and "B": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-BA.PDF)
- ENV Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00ENV-CV62-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 479: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4410 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00LCO04410-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5239 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00LCO05239-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for SB-457, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4410), Senate "B" (LCO 5239): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 289 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00289-R00SB00457-HV.PDF)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00JUD-CV179-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 291: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00291-R00SB00457-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 4410 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Schedule B LCO# 5239 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-148: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00148-R02SB-00457-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-148 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00148-R00SB-00457-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 479 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-FC.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-SB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 479 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-457, as amended by Senate "A" and "B" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-BA.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- [ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00ENV-CV62-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 479 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00457-R000479-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4410 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00LCO04410-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5239 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00LCO05239-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-457, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4410), Senate "B" (LCO 5239) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00457-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 289 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00289-R00SB00457-HV.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00457-R00JUD-CV179-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 291 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00291-R00SB00457-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4410 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Schedule B LCO# 5239 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00457-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-148 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00148-R02SB-00457-SUM.PDF)

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- [SB 00335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00335-2026)
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