---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN GAS TAXES, THE EXTENSION OF FREE BUS SERVICE, BOTTLE DEPOSIT LABELS AND FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT PREMIUM PAY PROGRAM AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN GAS TAXES, THE EXTENSION OF FREE BUS SERVICE, BOTTLE DEPOSIT LABELS AND FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT PREMIUM PAY PROGRAM AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6001"
citation: "Connecticut HB 6001 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Beverage container deposits", "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)", "Energy assistance", "Federal aid", "Motor vehicle fuels tax", "Nonprofit organizations", "Public Utilities Regulatory Authority", "State funds", "Unfair or deceptive trade practices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duff, Bob", "Looney, Martin M.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rojas, Jason"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-11-28"
last_action: "2022-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25058399-06e7-4cbb-8947-74bbdb1f0fc6"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "7d2e69fbb35147cb7a5bcc7e82cfc0796d2910d55f901af503e06e23247786db"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 6001 (2022) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN GAS TAXES, THE EXTENSION OF FREE BUS SERVICE, BOTTLE DEPOSIT LABELS AND FUNDING FOR THE CONNECTICUT PREMIUM PAY PROGRAM AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **New Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-06001-R00-HB.PDF)
2. **Public Act No. 22-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00001-R00HB-06001SS1-PA.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rojas, Jason — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-11-28** EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
- **2022-11-28** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2022-11-28** HOUSE RULED HOUSE AMEND. NOT GERMANE, HO. AMEND. SCH. B
- **2022-11-28** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-failure`
- **2022-11-28** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
- **2022-11-28** SENATE REJECTED MOTION TO DIVIDE
- **2022-11-28** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2022-11-28** SENATE PASSED `passage`
- **2022-11-28** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-11-28** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOV.
- **2022-11-29** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-01** PUBLIC ACT 22-1
- **2022-12-08** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25058399-06e7-4cbb-8947-74bbdb1f0fc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).