# Connecticut SB 00009: AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

Connecticut SB 00009, AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Transportation Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00009
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUTERS AND MICROTRANSIT SERVICES AND CONCERNING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Transportation Committee
- Cosponsors: 40
- Subjects: transportation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

To provide funding for on-demand microtransit services in the state.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free bus passes for high schoolers: benefit, medium. 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 gran…
- Free bus passes for veterans: benefit, low. 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 veter…
- Employer tax credits for commuter benefits: benefit, low. 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 part…
- More Shore Line East train service: benefit, low. 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…
- Notice before public transit fare hikes: benefit, low. 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 co…
- Rural areas get microtransit pilot: benefit, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Transportation Committee
- Cosponsor: Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine A. Osten (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Cohen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Gaiewski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derek Slap (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dominique Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Douglas McCrory (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric C. Berthel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Geraldo C. Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather S. Somers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herron Gaston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James J. Maroney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jan Hochadel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John A. Kissel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mae Flexer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Norman Needleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Honig (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Lopes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven Winter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Travis Simms (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House Roll Call Vote 208 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 228 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-21, 2026-05-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00021-R00SB-00009-PA.PDF)
- File No. 449, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R03-SB.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-SB.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R04-SB.PDF)
- TRA Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R02-SB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00APP-CV87-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 449: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-9, as amended by Senate "A" and "B": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-BA.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00FIN-CV59-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 449: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4071 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00LCO04071-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5584 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00LCO05584-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-9, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4071), Senate "B" (LCO 5584): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-FN.PDF), [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R02-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 208 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00208-R00SB00009-HV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 228: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00228-R00SB00009-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 4071 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Schedule B LCO# 5584 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-21: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00021-R02SB-00009-SUM.PDF)
- TRA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-JFR.PDF)
- TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-CV20-TS.PDF)
- TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-CV19-TS.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-21 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00021-R00SB-00009-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 449 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R03-SB.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-SB.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R04-SB.PDF)
- [TRA Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00APP-CV87-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 449 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-9, as amended by Senate "A" and "B" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00FIN-CV59-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 449 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R000449-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4071 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00LCO04071-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5584 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00LCO05584-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-9, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4071), Senate "B" (LCO 5584) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R01-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-9, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4071), Senate "B" (LCO 5584) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00009-R02-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 208 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00208-R00SB00009-HV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 228 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00228-R00SB00009-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4071 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Schedule B LCO# 5584 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00009-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-21 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00021-R02SB-00009-SUM.PDF)
- [TRA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-JFR.PDF)
- [TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-CV20-TS.PDF)
- [TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00009-R00TRA-CV19-TS.PDF)

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