republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2022/sb-256.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ACT CONCERNING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS."
description: "ACT CONCERNING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Connecticut SB 256 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Junk dealers", "Motor Vehicle Department", "Motor vehicle parts", "Motor vehicle recyclers", "Records", "Scrap metal processors", "State regulations", "specific"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Anwar, Saud", "Barry, Jill", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Boyd, Patrick S.", "Butler, Larry B.", "Callahan, Patrick E.", "Carpino, Christie M.", "Cassano, Steve", "Champagne, Dan", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Cicarella, Paul", "Comey, Robin E.", "Conley, Christine", "Digiovancarlo, Michael", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Exum, Tammy R.", "Farrar, Kate", "Fazio, Ryan", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fiorello, Kimberly", "Foster, Jaime S.", "Gonzalez, Minnie", "Goupil, Christine", "Gresko, Joseph P.", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Hall, Carol", "Hampton, John K.", "Hartley, Joan V.", "Horn, Maria P.", "Howard, Greg S.", "Hwang, Tony", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Kissel, John A.", "Klarides-ditria, Nicole", "Linehan, Liz", "Maroney, James J.", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Morrin Bello, Amy", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "Napoli, Ronald A.", "Nuccio, Tammy", "Petit, William A.", "Pizzuto, William", "Quinn, Michael D", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rochelle, Kara", "Rojas, Jason", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Scott, Tony J", "Smith, Brian T.", "Thomas, Stephanie", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vail, Kurt", "Vargas, Edwin", "Veach, Donna", "Winkler, Michael A.", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Wood, Kerry S.", "Zawistowski, Tami", "Zullo, Joseph H."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-02"
last_action: "2022-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a2253d6-1659-4b3f-99dd-99d48e9f5ae8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "7a25d8f167cfb316323ce004e3104177c1e5c43c0f2bcee31f40c2fe2ad210f6"
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 SB 256 (2022) — ACT CONCERNING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

## Version chain

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

1. **File No. 309** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022SB-00256-R000309-FC.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00256-R02-SB.PDF)
3. **PS Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00256-R01-SB.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 22-43** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00043-R00SB-00256-PA.PDF)
5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00256-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Barry, Jill — primary (person)
- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Boyd, Patrick S. — primary (person)
- Butler, Larry B. — primary (person)
- Callahan, Patrick E. — primary (person)
- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
- Cassano, Steve — primary (person)
- Champagne, Dan — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Cicarella, Paul — primary (person)
- Comey, Robin E. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Digiovancarlo, Michael — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
- Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
- Fazio, Ryan — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fiorello, Kimberly — primary (person)
- Foster, Jaime S. — primary (person)
- Gonzalez, Minnie — primary (person)
- Goupil, Christine — primary (person)
- Gresko, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Hall, Carol — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Hartley, Joan V. — primary (person)
- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
- Howard, Greg S. — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
- Klarides-ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Linehan, Liz — primary (person)
- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- Napoli, Ronald A. — primary (person)
- Nuccio, Tammy — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Pizzuto, William — primary (person)
- Quinn, Michael D — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Rojas, Jason — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Scott, Tony J — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Thomas, Stephanie — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vail, Kurt — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Veach, Donna — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Wood, Kerry S. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-02** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-11** PUBLIC HEARING 0317
- **2022-03-22** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-03-30** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/04/22 `referral`
- **2022-04-05** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-04-05** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 228
- **2022-04-05** FILE NO. 309
- **2022-04-13** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary
- **2022-04-20** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-20** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-04-20** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-04-20** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary
- **2022-04-20** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-29** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-29** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-30** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2022-04-30** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 536
- **2022-05-02** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-02** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-05-02** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-05-06** PUBLIC ACT 22-43
- **2022-05-11** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2022-05-11** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-17** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a2253d6-1659-4b3f-99dd-99d48e9f5ae8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).