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HB 6917 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE IN THE STATE.

HB 6917 imposes a $1.50 per ton fee on owners of solid waste processing facilities (including resources recovery, waste conversion, and certain transfer stations/volume reduction plants), excluding municipal facilities and recycling operations. The fees, collected quarterly, fund a sustainable materials management account, and municipalities receiving reimbursements from these fees must spend them on waste reduction initiatives like recycling coordinators or street sweepers. The bill also requires a 2027 report on implementing extended producer responsibility for consumer packaging. This law directly affects waste processing businesses and local governments managing solid waste programs.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentFunds waste reduction initiatives via fees on waste processors, requiring municipalities to spend reimbursements on recycling coordinators/street sweepers for sustainable waste management.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

ENV Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference → APP Joint Favorable Substitute · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill replaces an earlier version that focused on food waste donation policies with a new version that establishes a solid waste assessment fee on waste processing facilities. The changes shift the bill's focus from food donation requirements to a fee structure that charges owners of waste facilities based on the amount of solid waste they process, with funds directed to a sustainable materials management account rather than the general fund.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from primarily addressing food donation policies to establishing a comprehensive solid waste assessment system that applies to resources recovery facilities, waste conversion facilities, transfer stations, and volume reduction plants.
REQUIREMENT

Removed requirements for food wholesalers and distributors to adopt written food donation policies and partner with food relief organizations.

Added quarterly reporting requirements for facility owners to submit assessments to the Commissioner of Revenue Services.

FISCAL

Added a $1.50 per ton assessment fee for owners of resources recovery or waste conversion facilities, and a $1.50 per ton fee for transfer stations or volume reduction plants (with municipal exemptions).

Changed the destination of assessment proceeds from the General Fund and Recycle CT Foundation to a sustainable materials management account.

ENFORCEMENT

Added penalty provisions for late payment of assessments, including a 10% penalty or $50 minimum, plus monthly interest.

DEFINITION

Added a definition clarifying that the term 'tax' should be read as 'solid waste assessment' for this section.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the main section from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025, while other sections remain effective from passage.

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

138–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 151
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic102
93 Yea 9
91% Yea
R Republican49
45 Yea 4
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference APP
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.