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Connecticut · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5900: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CULTIVATION OF OCTOPUS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND THE USE OF OCTOPUS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5900 is a bill introduced in the Connecticut House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CULTIVATION OF OCTOPUS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND THE USE OF OCTOPUS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. Primary sponsor: Kerry Wood (Democratic), Nick Menapace (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kerry WoodPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Nick MenapacePrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source