# Connecticut SB 01377: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND DRIVERS, THE PROJECTION OF A LASER AT AN AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT PATH, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SAFETY DEVICES, SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES. Connecticut SB 01377, AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND DRIVERS, THE PROJECTION OF A LASER AT AN AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT PATH, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SAFETY DEVICES, SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Transportation Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01377-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 01377 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND DRIVERS, THE PROJECTION OF A LASER AT AN AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT PATH, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SAFETY DEVICES, SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-06-23, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Transportation Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: transportation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (174 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 28 ## Summary To implement the recommendations of the Department of Transportation concerning the Connecticut Plan Coordinate System, an autonomous vehicle pilot program, crosswalks, light rail transit signals, highway service signs, federal surface transportation urban program funding, rail facilities and transit districts. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower bus fares for eligible riders: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, Connecticut must discount state-owned or state-controlled bus fares by up to 50% for eligible riders. These include veterans, people 65 or older, people with disabilities, and riders 18 or younger. A reduced-fare transit card may be required. School boards may also buy di… - More electric-bike help for disabled residents: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, residents with physical disabilities receive priority for Connecticut electric-bike rebates or vouchers. Adaptive electric bikes intended for these residents are exempt from the usual $3,000 base manufacturer's suggested retail price limit. This price-limit exception runs th… - Clearer receipts for ride-hailing passengers: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, ride-hailing companies must send an electronic receipt within a reasonable time after a ride. Receipts must show the starting point, destination, total time, distance, and an itemized fare, if any. The law does not set or change ride prices. - More protections for ride-hailing drivers: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, ride-hailing companies must offer drivers real-time company messaging in English and Spanish while using the app. Weekly summaries must show the previous week's rider fares, driver earnings, and the driver's percentage share. Companies cannot punish or threaten drivers so… - More ways to complete driver retraining: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, required driver retraining can take place in person, through interactive online learning, or both. Online classes must include required interaction, participation, or testing. The Department of Motor Vehicles or certified groups can offer the program. Driving schools that… - Pointing lasers at aircraft becomes criminal: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, intentionally pointing a laser on or at an aircraft or its flight path is prohibited. A violation is a class A misdemeanor. U.S. or Connecticut armed forces members and police officers are exempt while performing official duties. - New grants support small harbor projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Connecticut Port Authority must run competitive grants for small harbors outside its authority. Grants can support dredging, private maritime infrastructure, matching funds, environmental costs, and project costs when federal money is inadequate. Qualifying dredging proj… - Road service signs can show charging: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, specific service signs can include electric vehicle charging. They can also use other words allowed by the federal traffic-sign manual. The law expands eligible sign information but does not require signs to be installed. - State financing supports harbor improvements: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Bond Commission can approve up to $20 million in bonds for the small harbor improvement account. Proceeds must fund uses allowed by the account's law. Port Authority grants can support port, harbor, and marina improvements, including dredging, navigation work, and… - Towns get street-planning help and grants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the transportation commissioner must help towns and regional councils adopt or use Complete Streets policies. These policies guide street improvements for different road users. The commissioner can also award municipal grants for public highway improvements that include thes… - Drivers face higher traffic fine limits: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the maximum fine for drivers who violate pedestrian-crossing rules rises from $500 to $750 per violation. A second or later violation for leaving a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant carries a fine up to $200. These are maximum fines, not required amounts for every… - New far-left-lane limits for drivers: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, drivers generally cannot use the far-left lane on divided, limited-access highways with three or more same-direction lanes. Exceptions cover passing, police directions, left-side entrances or exits, emergency response, roadwork, and congestion that makes lane use necessar… - Reckless drivers must take retraining: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, drivers convicted of reckless driving must attend an operator retraining program. This adds reckless driving to the mandatory retraining rules. The existing requirement for a specified crash-related violation remains. - Wider parking limits near crossings: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, parking is generally barred within 30 feet of intersections or approaches to marked crosswalks. A curb extension as wide as the parking lane allows a 20-foot limit; available marked spaces also provide an exception. When installing or replacing markings, traffic authoriti… - Motorcycle helmets required for riders under 21: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, motorcycle and motor-driven-cycle operators and passengers under 21 must wear approved helmets. The previous rule covered riders under 18. Helmets must meet the federal motorcycle helmet safety standard. - More coordinate details in property records: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, surveys and deeds using coordinates for survey stations or land-boundary corners must include more documentation. Preparers must explain the method and source used to establish the coordinates. They must also include observation details. - State can acquire land for roads: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the transportation commissioner can acquire land or property access rights for eligible federal urban transportation projects. The property or rights must be needed to build or maintain roadway or facility improvements. Acquisition can occur through purchase, gift, or condem… - New costs for driver retraining providers: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, retraining providers seeking certification or renewal must pay a $350 application fee and maintain a $50,000 surety bond. Providers must be registered and in good standing in Connecticut, with a Connecticut business location. They must submit course plans for approval and… - Special school crosswalk markings no longer required: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, school crosswalks no longer need distinctive markings showing that school children use them. Traffic authorities keep their general power to designate crosswalks and intersections they consider dangerous to pedestrians. - Ride-hailing companies face higher fees: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, ride-hailing registration and annual renewal fees depend on active driver accounts at registration or renewal. Fees are $5,000 for fewer than 50 drivers, $10,000 for 50–199, and $30,000 for 200 or more. Previously, each fee was a flat $5,000. The transportation commission… - Highway applicants face capped permit fees: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the transportation commissioner can set application fees by regulation for specified highway permits and operating certificates. Covered applications include state highway right-of-way encroachment permits and development-related permits and certificates. Fees cannot exceed… - Rail property permits require insurance: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the transportation commissioner can permit temporary, nonexclusive access to state property supporting rail operations, including rail rights-of-way. Permit holders must obtain the insurance listed in the permit and name the state as an additional insured. The commissioner s… - State gains railroad property access: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the transportation commissioner can use agents to survey railroad routes and can build, equip, and maintain railroads. State staff can enter private property for railroad surveys, inspections, and geological studies. Borings and other tests require reasonable notice, and the… - Helmet rules expand for young riders: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the youth helmet rule covers ages 17 and younger, rather than 15 and younger. It covers bicycles, electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and roller or in-line skates on traveled roadways and in parks. Approved headgear must fit properly and be fastened; not wearing it rem… - Fewer survey monuments face higher fines: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the $2,000–$5,000 survey-monument fine continues for qualifying National Geodetic Survey monuments. It covers knowing damage, destruction, disturbance, or removal of monuments used for specified location or precise elevation measurements. Connecticut Geodetic Survey monum… - More work-zone cameras and spending options: mixed, low. The law removes the limit of 15 highway work zones using state speed-control cameras at one time. Recording remains limited to work zones with speed limits of at least 45 mph, set using accepted traffic-engineering practices. Beginning July 1, 2025, municipalities can also spend automated-enforceme… - More federal road-funding options for towns: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut can make eligible urban-road and rural-collector funding agreements under any federal surface transportation funding act. Federal funds can go directly to municipalities as well as the state transportation department. For locally maintained roads, towns generally… - Transit funding shifts to federal formulas: mixed, low. Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, transit district funding follows the applicable federal urban or rural formula. This replaces the prior fixed fiscal 2024 urban-district amount and separate urban-district grant program. Transit districts and municipalities serving areas outside… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Transportation Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | House | House Roll Call Vote 253 AS AMENDED | pass | 110 | 34 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 240 | pass | 31 | 4 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 33 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-23: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-16: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-16: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2025-06-10: Public Act 25-65 (legislature) - 2025-05-31: In Concurrence (legislature) - 2025-05-31: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2025-05-31: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2025-05-28: House Calendar Number 656 (House) - 2025-05-28: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House) - 2025-05-27: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 9340 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: File Number 541 (legislature) - 2025-04-07: Senate Calendar Number 306 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM (legislature) - 2025-03-21: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature) - 2025-02-21: Public Hearing 02/26 (legislature) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (legislature) ## Bill text - Public Act No. 25-65, 2025-06-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00065-R00SB-01377-PA.PDF) - File No. 541, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-FC.PDF) - TRA Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-SB.PDF) - Raised Bill, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 541: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-BA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-1377, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 541: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-FN.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9027 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09027-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9129 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09129-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9189 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09189-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9340 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09340-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for SB-1377, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9340): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 253 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00253-R00SB01377-HV.PDF) - Senate LCO Amendment #9027 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09027-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #9129 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09129-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #9189 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09189-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate Roll Call Vote 240: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00240-R00SB01377-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 9340 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 25-65: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00065-R02SB-01377-SUM.PDF) - TRA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00TRA-JFR.PDF) - TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00TRA-CV52-TS.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed) - SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed) - SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed) - SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed) - HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed) - HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 25-65 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00065-R00SB-01377-PA.PDF) - [File No. 541 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-FC.PDF) - [TRA Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-SB.PDF) - [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 541 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-BA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-1377, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 541 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01377-R000541-FN.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9027 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09027-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9129 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09129-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9189 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09189-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9340 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00LCO09340-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for SB-1377, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9340) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01377-R01-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 253 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00253-R00SB01377-HV.PDF) - [Senate LCO Amendment #9027 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09027-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #9129 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09129-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #9189 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO09189-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 240 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00240-R00SB01377-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 9340 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01377-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 25-65 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00065-R02SB-01377-SUM.PDF) - [TRA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00TRA-JFR.PDF) - [TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01377-R00TRA-CV52-TS.PDF) ## Related - [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025) - [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025) - [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025) - [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025) - [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025) - [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01377-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).