Rep. Mary Mushinsky, D-Wallingford, speaks with House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, after Mushinsky ran a debate on changes to Connecticut’s bottle bill at the state Capitol on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Mushinsky is retiring from her long-term seat in the House of Representatives, and the first bill she spoke on as a lawmaker was the bottle bill. Credit: Ginny Monk / CT Mirror