OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6229
AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION OF SINGLE -USE PLASTICS
AND POLYSTYRENE WASTE.
Primary Analyst: WL 4/14/25
Contributing Analyst(s): SB, DD, ME, CF, LG, EMG, JP
Reviewer: EMG
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Department of Administrative
Services; Various State Agencies
App Fund - Cost None None
Consumer Protection, Dept. GF - Cost None None
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost None None
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
None None
Various State Agencies All Funds -
Potential Cost
None See Below
Note: App Fund=All Appropriated Funds; GF=General Fund; All Funds=All Funds
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Local and Regional School
Districts
STATE
MANDATE
2
- Cost
None None
Various Municipalities STATE
MANDATE
- Cost
None See Below
Explanation
The bill, which establishes a number of requirements and criteria
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.71% of payroll in FY 26.
2
State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way
as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 2025HB-06229-R000679-FN.docx Page 2 of 4
with regard to single-use plastics and polysterene waste, results in the
following fiscal impacts:
Section 2 requires water fountains in state and municipal buildings
to be replaced with water filling stations whenever such water fountains
need to be replaced, or when capital projects are undertaken in those
buildings. These requirements conform to current practice for certain
state agencies, local and regional school districts, and municipalities.
The requirements result in a cost to the extent state agencies, local and
regional school districts, and municipalities, do not currently conform
to these requirements beginning in FY 27. The cost of replacing a water
fountain with a water filling station is between $5,000 and $10,000 per
unit, which is $1,000 to $2,000 more than replacing the old fountain with
a similar water fountain.
Section 3, which establishes a task force to study the reduction of
single-use plastics in the state, does not result in a fiscal impact to the
state or municipalities because the task force has the expertise to carry
out these requirements.
The Out Years
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 28 $ FY 29 $ FY 30 $
Department of
Administrative
Services;
Various State
Agencies
App Fund - Cost 1.3 million 1.3 million 1.3 million
Consumer
Protection, Dept.
GF - Cost 101,195 101,195 101,195
State
Comptroller -
Fringe Benefits
GF - Cost 40,179 40,179 40,179
Resources of the
General Fund
GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below See Below
Various State
Agencies
All Funds -
Potential Cost
See Below See Below See Below
Note: App Fund=All Appropriated Funds; GF=General Fund; All Funds=All Funds
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 28 $ FY 29 $ FY 30$ 2025HB-06229-R000679-FN.docx Page 3 of 4
Local and
Regional School
Districts
STATE
MANDATE
- Cost
Potential
Significant
Potential
Significant
Potential
Significant
Various
Municipalities
STATE
MANDATE
- Cost
See Below See Below See Below
Section 1, effective July 1, 2027, bans polystyrene foodware and
packaging products and single-use plastic straws, stirrers, and sticks by
various entities including, state and municipal agencies, schools,
vendors with government contracts.
The ban requires the state to renegotiate various food contracts to
meet the new requirements resulting in a cost of $1.3 million per year
beginning in FY 28. The ban results in a potential cost to local and
regional school districts starting in FY 28, to the extent school districts
are not compliant with the requirements of the bill. School districts may
have to renegotiate various contracts and may require additional
equipment and staffing for dishwashing, or need to purchase disposable
items that comply with the bill. For districts that do not currently
comply with the bill's requirements, the costs may be significant. The
ban may also result in a potential cost to municipalities to the extent they
have to renegotiate contracts to meet these requirements.
In addition, Section 1 requires the Department of Consumer
Protection (DCP) and the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP)
3
to regulate and enforce the provisions of the bill
resulting in a cost to the state. To meet the requirements of the bill DCP
would need to hire one state program manager for a salary and other
expenses cost of $101,195 in FY 28 and $98,695 in FY 29 and FY 30, along
with an annual associated fringe benefit cost of $40,179. This employee
is needed to conduct educational outreach, provide guidance and
resources to help business and institutions transition to sustainable
alternatives, and enforce the provisions of the bill.
3
It is anticipated that DEEP can meet the requirements of the bill with existing
resources. 2025HB-06229-R000679-FN.docx Page 4 of 4
The bill includes a $250 penalty for second and subsequent violations
resulting in a potential revenue gain to the state to the extent this occurs.