General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5236 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1141 *01141_______VA_* Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: (VA) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5236 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1141 *01141_______VA_* Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: (VA) AN ACT CONCERNING BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) Any person who is a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes, shall be exempt from payment of the lawful charge for state-owned or controlled bus public transportation service, provided such person presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2 of the general statutes, or the driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card that indicates such person's status as a veteran in accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h of the general statutes. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 New section Statement of Purpose: To allow a passenger who is a veteran, upon presentation of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card indicating such passenger's status as a veteran, to ride state-owned or controlled bus public transportation free of charge. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]