Beverage Container Redemption Rate and Refund Value Amendment
State Bills: Connecticut
Summary
The Connecticut General Assembly Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding has introduced Raised S.B. No. 516, which proposes to reduce the beverage container refund value and establish a reimbursement mechanism for deposit initiators when the Commissioner of Revenue Services determines that redemption rates exceed 100% for calendar year 2026. The bill requires the Commissioner to make this determination before initiating any reimbursement.
What changed
The proposed bill would amend Connecticut's beverage container deposit program by reducing the refund value consumers receive for returning eligible containers. Additionally, the legislation establishes a mechanism for the Commissioner of Revenue Services to reimburse deposit initiators (beverage manufacturers and distributors) for losses incurred due to overredemption, specifically when the redemption rate exceeds 100% for calendar year 2026. The Commissioner would be required to make a determination of overredemption status before authorizing any reimbursement payments.
Beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers participating in Connecticut's deposit redemption program should monitor this legislation closely as it progresses through the General Assembly. A public hearing was held on March 27, 2026, and the committee issued a Joint Favorable report on March 31, 2026. Industry stakeholders may wish to submit testimony regarding operational impacts, particularly relating to overredemption losses and proposed reimbursement procedures. The bill's requirements would take effect upon passage and approval.
What to do next
- Monitor S.B. 516 as it advances through the Connecticut General Assembly
- Prepare comments on proposed redemption rate changes and overredemption reimbursement provisions
- Review current overredemption exposure and document potential impacts on operations
Source document (simplified)
Raised S.B. No. 516
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION RATE AND REFUND VALUE OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
To provide for the reduction of the beverage container refund value and for reimbursement to deposit initiators for certain losses resulting from overredemption if the Commissioner of Revenue Services determines that the redemption rate for beverage containers exceeds one hundred per cent for calendar year 2026.
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Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
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Bill History
| | Date | | Action Taken |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | 3/31/2026 | (FIN) | Joint Favorable |
| | 3/23/2026 | | Public Hearing 03/27 |
| | 3/20/2026 | | Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
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