Connecticut SB 55: AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOATING SEASON FOR WYASSUP LAKE IN NORTH STONINGTON.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 55
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 317

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT DEDICATING THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX ON MEALS TO
CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to dedicate the revenue 1
generated from the additional one per cent of sales tax on meals as 2
follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the amount collected to be deposited in the 3
Tourism Fund; (2) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be 4
paid to the municipalities to which the purchases of the meals are 5
sourced; and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be 6
deposited in the General Fund and dedicated to funding free school 7
lunches. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To dedicate the revenue generated from the additional one per cent of
sales tax on meals as follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the amount collected
to be deposited in the Tourism Fund; (2) twenty-five per cent of the
amount collected to be paid to the municipalities to which the purchases
of the meals are sourced; and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount

Proposed Bill No. 55

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collected to be deposited in the General Fund and dedicated to funding
free school lunches.