AN ACT CONCERNING PROPOSALS DERIVED FROM THE WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Environment Committee
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: Public Hearing 02/20
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Act Requiring Waste Study Proposals

This act requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to submit proposals based on recent waste study results to a joint standing committee.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to submit a report by January 15, 2027.
The report must include any proposal or recommendation from the most recent waste characterization study.
Proposals may suggest extended producer responsibility programs for packaging, products, and construction debris.
The report should also propose changes to laws needed to implement these proposals.

Who It Names or Affects

The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection
Joint standing committee on environmental matters

Terms To Know

Waste characterization study: A study that examines the types, quantities, and sources of waste in a state.
Extended producer responsibility programs: Programs where producers are responsible for managing products after they become waste.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact content or format of the proposals.
It is unclear what happens if the Commissioner fails to submit the report on time.

Bill History

2026-02-13 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/20
2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Environment

Official Summary Text

To require the submission of proposals derived from the results of the waste characterization study.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5151
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 843

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

Introduced by:
(ENV)

AN ACT CONCERNING PROPOSALS DERIVED FROM THE WASTE
CHARACTERIZATION STUDY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 15, 2027, the 1
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in accordance 2
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall submit 3
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 4
cognizance of matters relating to the environment a report that details 5
any proposal or recommendation of the commissioner that is derived 6
from the results of the most recent waste characterization study 7
undertaken by the Department of Energy and Environmental 8
Protection. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, any 9
recommendation for the establishment of extended producer 10
responsibility programs for components of the state's waste stream, 11
including, but not limited to, consumer packaging or products and 12
construction and demolition debris and any proposed additional 13
designations of recycl able items to be source separated. Such report 14
shall include a draft of any statutory revisions required to implement 15
any such proposal or recommendation. 16

Raised Bill No. 5151

LCO No. 843 2 of 2

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To require the submission of proposals derived from the results of the
waste characterization study.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]