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Lamont Vetoes the Environmental-Justice Referendum Bill

CT Mirror placed the HB 7004 veto within the Governor’s final review of 2025 legislation and the wider debate over local control of environmental permits.

The documented action

Governor Lamont vetoed the bill after it passed both chambers. The General Assembly history is the primary record for the bill’s text, votes, transmission and veto; CT Mirror supplies reporting on the policy dispute and end-of-session context.

The Plainfield connection

The proposed Plainfield facility helped drive interest in a mechanism that would give smaller municipalities a direct referendum challenge to certain state approvals. The veto meant the existing agency process remained in place.