All Roll Calls
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Sponsored By: Transportation Committee
Signed by Governor
To provide funding for on-demand microtransit services in the state.
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Starting July 1, 2026, public school students in grades 9 through 12 can get free passes for state-owned or state-controlled bus services. Local and regional school boards receive grants to buy and distribute the passes. Boards must report on the program, and the state can require repayment if grant funds are misused. The law does not set a pass value or say how many passes each student gets.
Starting July 1, 2026, Connecticut veterans can apply for free passes for state-owned or state-controlled bus services. Applicants must meet the state definition of a veteran and apply as the Department of Veterans Affairs directs. The law does not state the pass value or how many passes each veteran can receive.
Eligible Connecticut employers can claim a tax credit for approved commuter benefits for their first five income years providing them, starting with income years on or after January 1, 2027. Employers need at least five Connecticut employees on average over the prior 12 months and at least one participating worker who works 20 or more hours a week in Connecticut. The credit is 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, and 5% of verified costs in years one through five, with $7.5 million in total credits available statewide. Fuel or mileage reimbursements for single-person car trips do not qualify. Employers must apply and document costs each year; unused credits can carry forward for three years, and credits can be transferred to other taxpayers.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the law makes $4 million from the transportation department’s Rail Operations appropriation available for Shore Line East. The department must spend $3 million of that amount to increase service on the line. Riders may get more service, but the law does not change fares or provide payments to riders.
Starting October 1, 2026, the transportation department must give public notice before proposing fare increases for land-based public transit. Notices must state the proposed increase and start date, and give at least 15 days’ notice of a public hearing. Hearings must be held at a time and place convenient for the public, but these rules do not prevent fare increases. Separate procedures under chapter 4-186 do not apply to fare changes made under this law.
Connecticut runs a three-year microtransit pilot that must test service in rural areas without current public transportation. Shared vehicles can use an app or digital network to set routes and schedules based on demand. The transportation commissioner can hire outside providers and must report on the pilot and recommendations by January 1, 2028.
Transportation Committee
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Anne M. Hughes
Democratic • House
Anthony L. Nolan
Democratic • House
Aundre Bumgardner
Democratic • House
Bob Duff
Democratic • Senate
Catherine A. Osten
Democratic • Senate
Ceci Maher
Democratic • Senate
Christine Cohen
Democratic • Senate
Daniel Gaiewski
Democratic • House
Derek Slap
Democratic • Senate
Dominique Johnson
Democratic • House
Douglas McCrory
Democratic • Senate
Eric C. Berthel
Republican • Senate
Geraldo C. Reyes
Democratic • House
Heather S. Somers
Republican • Senate
Herron Gaston
Democratic • Senate
James J. Maroney
Democratic • Senate
Jan Hochadel
Democratic • Senate
Joan V. Hartley
Democratic • Senate
John A. Kissel
Republican • Senate
Jonathan Jacobson
Democratic • House
Jorge Cabrera
Democratic • Senate
Julie Kushner
Democratic • Senate
Kenneth Gucker
Democratic • House
Kevin Brown
Democratic • House
MD Rahman
Democratic • Senate
Mae Flexer
Democratic • Senate
Martha Marx
Democratic • Senate
Martin M. Looney
Democratic • Senate
Matthew L. Lesser
Democratic • Senate
Nick Gauthier
Democratic • House
Norman Needleman
Democratic • Senate
Patricia Billie Miller
Democratic • Senate
Paul Honig
Democratic • Senate
Rebecca Martinez
Democratic • House
Rick Lopes
Democratic • Senate
Saud Anwar
Democratic • Senate
Stephen G. Harding
Republican • Senate
Steven Winter
Democratic • House
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Democratic • Senate
Travis Simms
Democratic • House
All Roll Calls
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Senate vote • 4/27/2026
FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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Senate vote • 4/17/2026
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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House vote • 2/13/2026
House Roll Call Vote 208 AS AMENDED
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Senate vote • 2/13/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 228
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Senate vote • 2/13/2026
TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
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Senate vote • 2/13/2026
TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
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Public Act No. 26-21
5/1/2026
File No. 449
4/7/2026
APP Joint Favorable
3/16/2026
Committee Bill
3/16/2026
FIN Joint Favorable
3/16/2026
TRA Joint Favorable Substitute
3/16/2026
Proposed Bill
2/4/2026
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 449
Bill Analysis for SB-9, as amended by Senate "A" and "B"
FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Fiscal Note For File Copy 449
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4071 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5584 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for SB-9, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4071), Senate "B" (LCO 5584)
House Roll Call Vote 208 AS AMENDED
Senate Roll Call Vote 228
Senate Schedule A LCO# 4071 (D)
Senate Schedule B LCO# 5584 (J)
Summary for Public Act No. 26-21
TRA Joint Fav. Rpt
TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
HB 05563, AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.
To (1) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (2) establish fostering the sale of stolen property and gift card crime as forms of larceny, (3) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor who takes possession of certain goods, merchandise or produce without the consent of the owner and with a certain intention, or who alters the price indicia of such goods or merchandise, and (4) modify statutory provisions concerning to whom the Department of Public Health may release information concerning acknowledgment of parentage.
HB 05509, AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.
HB 05518, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WATER OPERATOR APPRENTICES AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER STATUTES.
To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the environmental health and drinking water statutes, including statutes relating to bottled water, environmental laboratories and asbestos abatement.
HB 05442, AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
To specify the applicability of (1) a property tax exemption for certain Class I renewable energy sources and authorize municipalities to amend their 2025 grand list accordingly, and (2) certain tax agreements related to solar photovoltaic systems.
HB 05340, AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.
To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to develop successor programs for the RRES, NRES and SCEF programs, (2) require a study of consumer protections for solar photovoltaic system leasing and sales, (3) allow the use of portable solar photovoltaic systems, (4) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to implement an agrivoltaics program, and (5) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a pilot program concerning the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in environmental justice communities.
HB 05349, AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES.
To establish a task force to study the operations of the Department of Consumer Protection.