SB00002Introduced in the Senate
An Act Supporting Local Commerce.
Introduced by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
File Number 693
April 20, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Chamber not recordedStage: FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) · April 1, 2026
50
Yes
3
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
54 senators recorded in this Chamber not recorded vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Concepcion | 4 | Yes |
| Geoffrey Luxenberg | 12 | Yes |
| Jason Doucette | 13 | Yes |
| Kate Farrar | 20 | Yes |
| Devin Carney | 23 | No |
| Iris Sanchez | 25 | Yes |
| Kerry Szeps Wood | 29 | Yes |
| Donna Veach | 30 | Yes |
| Jill Barry | 31 | Yes |
| Irene Haines | 34 | Yes |
Bill history
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Vote to Draft
Drafted by Committee
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Public Hearing 03/27
Joint Favorable Substitute
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate Calendar Number 424
File Number 693
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