General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 690 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2491 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 690 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2491 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING OWNER-OPERATORS OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish criteria where certain owner-operators of commercial motor vehicles are classified as independent contractors when operating a single motor carrier for the purpose of transporting property for hire. Statement of Purpose: To establish criteria where owner-operators of commercial motor vehicles would be classified as independent contractors when transporting property for hire.