General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 518 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1401 *01401* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist. (By Request) General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 518 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1401 *01401* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING DRIVING WITH A PET ON THE DRIVER'S LAP. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 14-296aa of the general statutes be amended to specify that a person driving with a pet on the driver's lap is guilty of distracted driving. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit driving with a pet on the driver's lap, making highways safer.