# Connecticut SB 01404: AN ACT CONCERNING CONFORMING ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A RELEASED-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM.

Connecticut SB 01404, AN ACT CONCERNING CONFORMING ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A RELEASED-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Commerce Committee; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Transmitted to the Secretary of State) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01404
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING CONFORMING ADJUSTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A RELEASED-BASED CLEANUP PROGRAM.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Sponsor: Commerce Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (196 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

To establish a transition period from the Transfer Act to regulations that provide for release-based cleanup remediation standards.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer transfer requirements for cleanup properties: benefit, low. Qualifying property acquisitions and later transfers are excluded from the state's establishment-transfer requirements. The exclusions cover properties in specified cleanup or liability-relief programs, including the voluntary cleanup program. For that voluntary-program exclusion, the seller must b…
- More time and protection for cleanup: benefit, low. Qualifying releases found through parcel-wide assessments are grouped into the professionally supervised cleanup tier with the longest timeline. Their regulatory cleanup deadlines get one extra year, without changing cleanup standards. Grouped releases count as one release for regulatory fees, whic…
- New cleanup duties and narrower reporting: mixed, low. Once the new cleanup regulations take effect, people who create or maintain pollution releases must clean them to state standards. They must also report releases when those regulations require it. Those who fail to comply are liable for state or third-party costs to contain, remove, or reduce the p…
- New property cleanup option with deadlines: mixed, low. Once the new regulations take effect, licensed environmental professionals can lead investigations through a voluntary parcel-wide cleanup program. Parcels cannot already face specified transfer-related cleanup duties or release-related commissioner orders, consent orders, or court judgments. The P…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Commerce Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Roll Call Vote 75 AS AMENDED | pass | 140 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 103 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-15: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-05-14: Public Act 25-6 (legislature)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor in Original (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-08: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-01: House Calendar Number 513 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-04-30: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House)
- 2025-04-30: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 7505 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: File Number 488 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Calendar Number 282 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-28: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/02/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-02-28: Public Hearing 03/04 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-6, 2025-04-30: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00006-R00SB-01404-PA.PDF)
- File No. 488, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-FC.PDF)
- CE Joint Favorable, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 488: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-1404, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-BA.PDF)
- CE Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00CE-CV60-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 488: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7505 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01404-R00LCO07505-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-1404, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7505): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 75 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00075-R00SB01404-HV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 103: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00103-R00SB01404-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 7505 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01404-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-6: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00006-R02SB-01404-SUM.PDF)

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- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-6 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00006-R00SB-01404-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 488 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-FC.PDF)
- [CE Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 488 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-1404, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-BA.PDF)
- [CE Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- [CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01404-R00CE-CV60-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 488 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01404-R000488-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7505 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01404-R00LCO07505-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-1404, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7505) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01404-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 75 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00075-R00SB01404-HV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 103 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00103-R00SB01404-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 7505 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01404-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-6 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00006-R02SB-01404-SUM.PDF)

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- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01404-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).