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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2

AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE.

In the Senate since February 4, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

23 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, MD Rahman, Derek Slap

In the House of Representatives

    10 co-sponsors

    Rebecca Martinez, Travis Simms, Julio A. Concepcion, Kerry S. Wood, Amy Morrin Bello, Michael D. Quinn, Anthony L. Nolan, Farley Santos, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    February 4 to April 20, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action12 actions on 8 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 4

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeFeb 4 to Apr 156 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 4 – Apr 1

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    2. Mar 19Drafted as a bill by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    3. Mar 20Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    4. Mar 23Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    5. Apr 1Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 12 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 13Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 19DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Apr 1Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Apr 20SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Apr 20FILE NO.Both houses