Proposed Policies
Safer States provides the most current proposed and adopted legislation on toxins. On the map, click on Connecticut and open up the pages with proposed and adopted legislation. You can track each bill through the entire legislative process.
H.B.6634: Requires that a seller of residential property provide notification of proper permitting to a prospective buyer. Notification must include disclosure of asbestos and lead.
S.B.980: Appropriations bill. Provides $2 million to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of providing potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
S.B.101: Requires the testing of a home's water for the presence of PFAS during a home inspection conducted pursuant to the potential sale of a home.
H.B.5250: Establishes a grant program to reimburse municipalities for costs related to the removal of PFAS from fire apparatus.
H.B.6070: Provides funding to fire departments to remove PFAS from fire equipment and decontamination, renovation and replacement of fire equipment affected by PFAS.
H.B.5078: Discontinues the use of polystyrene for school lunch trays and food containers provided by certain restaurants.
H.B.5619: Prohibits the use of all polystyrene products in schools.
H.B.5617: Prohibits any state or municipal government agency from selling, using, purchasing or providing any foodware or beverage product made of polystyrene.
H.B.5213: Prohibits the sale and distribution of single-use plastic water bottles in certain state buildings and requires the installation of reusable bottle water-filling stations in such buildings.
H.B.6606: Prohibits the use of school trays made from polystyrene and prohibits the use of certain polystyrene food containers by restaurants.
H.B.5589: Prohibits new or expanded waste incineration, pyrolysis or gasification facilities.
H.B.6369: Creates a presumption that a firefighter's diagnosis of cancer arose out of and in the course employment and creates a working group to study the health of and create preventative measures for firefighters, including developing a plan to phase out and ban the use of certain flame retardants.
Adopted Regulations
SB 210: Establishes a first-in-the-nation ban on BPA in thermal receipt paper, and also requires the Chemical Innovations Institute to annually develop a list of chemicals of high toxic concern. (Adopted in 2011)
HB 6572: Bans BPA in reusable food and beverage containers, infant formula or baby food containers (Adopted in 2009)
HB 5314: Bans cadmium in children’s jewelry. (Adopted in 2010)
SB 1502: Bans the import and sale of cosmetics containing microbeads. (Adopted in 2015)
HB 6496: Requires local and regional boards of education to implement green cleaning programs for school buildings and facilities. (Adopted in 2009)
SB 837: Prohibits the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS for training purposes and establishes a take-back program for such products. Prohibits the sale of food packaging containing PFAS. (Adopted in 2021)
HB 5650: Bans any children’s product that has been designated a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, requires any lead-containing products that children may come into contact with to bear a warning label. (Adopted in 2008)
S 350: Requires mercury thermostat manufacturers to establish a collection plan, and dispose of them properly. (Adopted in 2012)
HB 6666: An act concerning the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the public health statutes. Requires employees of a bottler to test for perfluoroalkyl substances and other unregulated contaminants. (Adopted in 2021)
HB 6690: An act authorizing and adjusting bonds. Provides grants-in-aid to municipalities for the purpose of providing potable water and for assessment and remedial action to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl containing substances. (Adopted in 2021)
S.B.100: Establishes an account in the general fund to provide grants to towns that need PFAS testing and remediation. (Adopted in 2023)
HB 5518: Appropriates $2 million for PFAS cleanup and remediation. (Adopted in 2020)
HB 5126: Establishes a Chemical Innovations Institute. (Adopted in 2010)
Connecticut Governmental Departments, Regulations, and Lawsuits
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