Senate Bill No. 1403, titled "An Act Concerning Brownfield Remediation," mandates the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to conduct a study focused on the remediation and development of brownfields within the state. The bill requires the commissioner to submit a report detailing the findings of this study to the relevant joint standing committee of the General Assembly by February 1, 2026. This new section is inserted into the current law as Section 1, effective from the date of passage.

The bill is projected to have no fiscal impact on the state or municipalities, as it utilizes existing resources within the Department of Economic and Community Development to carry out the study. There are no deletions from current law noted in the text of the bill. The Commerce Committee has reported favorably on the bill, with a vote of 19 in favor and 1 against.