SB 317 Connecticut Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES IN THE STATE.

SB 317 exempts the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility from paying a $1.50-per-ton solid waste processing fee for five years (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031). This exemption applies specifically to the facility, located in a Hartford County town with a population between 61,000 and 64,000, as stated in the bill's purpose. The bill replaces an existing statute requiring this fee payment for all resource recovery facilities, with the exemption period explicitly defined. The primary policy change is a temporary fee waiver for this facility, while other reporting and fund allocation provisions remain unchanged.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed Jun 4, 2026

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Raised Bill → ENV Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renamed from a specific 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' and its title was broadened from focusing solely on the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility to covering all resource recovery facilities in the state. The core policy shifted from immediately repealing a waste processing fee to creating a temporary five-year suspension of that fee, contingent on a new working group study.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a single facility in Hartford County to all resource recovery facilities across the state.

SCOPE

The act title changed from 'Concerning the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility' to 'Concerning Resource Recovery Facilities in the State', expanding applicability beyond one location.

ELIGIBILITY

The specific exemption for Bristol County facilities was removed and replaced with a mechanism to potentially suspend fees for one or more facilities statewide based on a study.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added to form a working group within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to study the need and impact of suspending the fee.

TIMELINE

The fee suspension is now conditional and limited to a maximum of five consecutive fiscal years, pending the working group's report due by January 1, 2027.

FISCAL

The automatic deposit of fee proceeds into the General Fund and sustainable materials management account was removed, as the fees themselves are now subject to suspension.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

Apr 28, 2026

D Democratic25

25 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 4, 2026

Signed into law

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

upper

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

HOUSE PASSED

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

SENATE PASSED

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors