LCO No. 2226 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 409 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2226 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist. AN ACT PERMITTING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to permit the operation of 1 electric vehicles in high-occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the 2 number of occupants in such vehicles. 3 Statement of Purpose: To encourage the use of electric vehicles and to aid in the reduction of emissions.