AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE.

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is unknown based on the provided official material, which only shows committee referral status as of February 2026.

Eliminating Extra Tax on Meals

This bill removes an extra one percent tax added to the price of meals bought at restaurants, from caterers, and in grocery stores.

What This Bill Does

• Removes a special one percent sales and use tax on prepared food sold by eating establishments, caterers, or grocery stores.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who buy meals at eating establishments, from caterers, or in grocery stores.
• Eating establishments, caterers, and grocery stores that sell these meals.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state when this change will take effect.
• The bill only removes the additional one percent tax; it does not mention other taxes on food.

Official Summary Text

To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 62 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5020
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 62

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. BUCHSBAUM, 69th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON
MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR
GROCERY STORE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That chapter 219 of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the 1
additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by 2
eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on
meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores.