Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05880 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5880
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1275
 *01275*
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5880 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1275

*01275*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE BOTTLE DEPOSIT AND INCLUDING WINE BOTTLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BOTTLE BILL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to increase the amount of the deposit on beverage containers subject to the bottle bill from ten cents to fifteen cents and to include wine bottles under the provisions of the bottle bill.

Statement of Purpose: 

To increase the amount of the bottle deposit to fifteen cents and to apply the bottle deposit to wine bottles.