2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

SB00003: An Act Concerning Consumer Protection And Safety.

Legislative Summary

To (1) require fee disclosures for consumer goods and services, (2) impose various requirements concerning connected devices, (3) impose various requirements concerning repairs of electronic or appliance products, (4) require each municipality to establish and maintain a ".gov" Internet top-level domain, (5) provide that no supplier shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any eligible food unless such supplier (A) reduces the price charged for such eligible food by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such supplier has made such downsizing or reduction, (6) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnormal economic disruptions, (7) prohibit persons from charging unconscionably excessive prices following precipitating events, and (8) modify the procedures applicable to persons who fail to adhere to provisions concerning precipitating events.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Senate
1/22/2025
Vote to Draft
Senate
3/5/2025
Drafted by Committee
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Senate
3/7/2025
Public Hearing 03/12
Senate
3/21/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
Senate
3/24/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/2/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 5:00 PM
Senate
4/8/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/8/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate Calendar Number 313
Senate
4/8/2025
File Number 570
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/25/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
4/28/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/28/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/28/2025
No New File by Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/28/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/1/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/5/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/6/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/6/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/7/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/15/2025
Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8599
Senate
5/15/2025
Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8607
Senate
5/15/2025
Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/16/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
House Calendar Number 612
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House Rejected House Amendment Schedule A 9687
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Amendment Withdrawn, House Amendment Schedule B 9696
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
In Concurrence
Senate

Amendments

House Schedule B LCO# 9696 (R)

House Schedule B LCO# 9696 (R)

5/29/2025Not Adopted

House Schedule A LCO# 9687 (R)

House Schedule A LCO# 9687 (R)

5/29/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8599 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8599 (D)

5/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8599 (D)

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8599 (D)

5/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate Schedule B LCO# 8607 (R)

Senate Schedule B LCO# 8607 (R)

5/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8607 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #8607 (R)

5/15/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8449 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8449 (D)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8548 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8548 (D)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Roll Call Vote 221 AS AMENDED
5/29/2025
112
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Roll Call Vote 220 HOUSE AMD A
5/29/2025
47
Yea
96
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Roll Call Vote 184
5/15/2025
25
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Roll Call Vote 183
5/15/2025
11
Yea
24
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Roll Call Vote 182
5/15/2025
25
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/5/2025
38
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
4/25/2025
25
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/21/2025
14
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
1/22/2025
0
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/7/2025161.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/28/2025161.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/8/2025162.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/2025172.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202547.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/29/202591.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/29/202590.6 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/16/2025301.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/16/2025111.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/15/202590.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/15/2025100.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/15/2025100.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/2025101.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/8/202575.9 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/8/2025160.7 KB