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SB 2

Connecticut Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 20, 2026.

AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE.

Bill ID CT-2026-SB-2
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Senate in_committee 2026-04-20
Business / Commerce Energy Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

To (1) exempt from the sales and use taxes gas and electricity used by certain commercial and industrial businesses, (2) dedicate fifty per cent of the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores to the Tourism Fund and fifty per cent to the municipality in which such revenue was generated, and (3) establish a Connecticut-India Trade Commission.

Sponsor
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-03-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-20 Status in_committee
2026-04-20 Latest Action FILE NO.
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