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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 924
January Session, 2019
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF MO TOR VEHICLES
RECOMMENDATIONS REGA RDING MOTOR VEHICLE
REGISTRATION NOTICE, THE INTERNATIONAL RE GISTRATION
PLAN, CARRIERS, THE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOA RD AND OTHER
MOTOR VEHICLE STATUT ES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-22 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(a) A motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall 4
expire in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. 5
If the expiration date of the registration of the motor vehicle, except the 6
registration of a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire, 7
falls on any day when the offices of the commissioner are closed for 8
business, the registration shall be deemed valid for the operation of the 9
motor vehicle until midnight of the next day on which the offices of the 10
commissioner are open for business. The commissioner shall prescribe 11
the date and manner of renewing registrations. Not less than thirty 12
days prior to the expiration of any valid registration, the department 13
shall send or transmit, in such manner as the commissione r 14
determines, an application for renewal to the registrant. In the case of a 15
motor vehicle registered to a leasing company licensed pursuant to 16
section 14-15, the department may send or transmit, in such manner as 17 Substitute Bill No. 924
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the commissioner determines, an application for renewal of a leased 18
vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. If a registrant is prohibited from 19
renewing a registration for failing to comply with one or more 20
provisions of law or owes fines or fees to the department related to any 21
motor vehicle owned or leased by the registrant or pursuant to 22
subsection (f) of section 14-50, the department may send or transmit, in 23
lieu of a renewal application, a notice that (1) describes the compliance 24
issue or the type and amount of any fee or fine owed, and (2) states 25
that the registrant's registration will not be renewed until the 26
compliance issue is resolved or the fee or fine is paid in full. The 27
commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a registrant's or 28
lessee's application or notice by mail if the United States Postal Service 29
has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the 30
address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except 31
for the processing of such application at an official emissions 32
inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section or by 33
telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the 34
commissioner may require that the application be returned 35
electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with 36
only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by 37
the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. 38
Sec. 2. Section 14-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 40
For a fee of [six] seven dollars, the commissioner may furnish to 41
each holder of a livery or taxicab registration an additional passenger 42
motor vehicle number plate or set of number plates in accordance with 43
the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-21b to be used on [such 44
vehicle] the motor vehicle in livery service or taxicab when not 45
engaged in public service business, [On and after July 1, 1992, the fee 46
shall be seven dollars] provided such vehicle or taxicab meets the 47
criteria for registration as a passenger vehicle under the provisions of 48
this chapter. 49
Sec. 3. Section 14-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the 50 Substitute Bill No. 924
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 51
(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to enter into 52
reciprocal agreements or plans on behalf of the state of Connecticut 53
with the appropriate authorities of any of the states, territories or 54
possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state 55
or province of any country providing for the registration of 56
commercial vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis, and may, 57
in the exercise of this authority, enter into and become a member of the 58
International Registration Plan developed by the American 59
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Any such reciprocal 60
agreement or plan may provide for, but shall not be limited to, the 61
following: (1) Full reciprocity in accordance with such agreement or 62
plan for commercial vehicles not based in Connecticut, operated solely 63
in interstate commerce and of specified types or gross or unladen 64
weights, in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for Connecticut based 65
commercial vehicles; (2) reciprocal exchange of audits of records of the 66
owners of such commercial vehicles by the states participating in any 67
such agreement or plan; and (3) any other matters which would 68
facilitate the administration of such agreement or plan, including 69
exchange of information for audits, enforcement activities and 70
collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees for other 71
jurisdictions in the case of Connecticut based commercial vehicles. 72
(b) Any [reciprocity] reciprocal agreement, arrangement or 73
declaration relating to commercial vehicles in effect between this state 74
and any jurisdiction not a party to such reciprocal agreement or plan, 75
or which relates to any matters not covered in such reciprocal 76
agreement or plan shall continue in force and effect until specifically 77
amended or revoked as provided by law. 78
(c) Notwithstanding any such agreement or plan, (1) any such 79
commercial vehicle garaged at any fixed location or which leaves from 80
and returns to one or more points within this state in the normal 81
course of operations, shall be taxable in this state as personal property 82
in the town where such vehicle is garaged; (2) registration shall be 83 Substitute Bill No. 924
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denied to any such vehicle if any personal property taxes are unpaid 84
with respect to such vehicle, as provided in section 14-33; and (3) any 85
such vehicle based in this state shall be subject to the provisions of 86
sections 14-12, 14-15, 14-15a, 14-16a and chapter 247. 87
(d) At such time as the state of Connecticut may enter into and 88
become a member of the International Registration Plan pursuant to 89
subsection (a) of this section, the provisions of said plan, as it may be 90
amended from time to time, which are concerned with the registration 91
of any vehicle or the fees which relate to any such registration shall 92
control whenever any special act or any provision of the general 93
statutes, except subsection (c) of this section, conflicts with any 94
provision of said plan. A copy of the plan, as it may be amended from 95
time to time, shall be maintained on file by the Commissioner of Motor 96
Vehicles at the main office of the department, and shall be available for 97
public inspection. 98
(e) If the International Registration Plan is entered into by this state 99
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and said plan requires that a 100
member jurisdiction accept registration or other documents under said 101
plan in electronic format, the registrant may show a legible electronic 102
image of such registration or document to any person who is required 103
or authorized, in connection with such person's employment, to view 104
such registration or document. If a registrant presents such registration 105
or document by displaying an electronic image on a cellular mobile 106
telephone or other electronic device, such person may not view, and 107
offering such display shall not be construed to be consent for such 108
person to view, any content on such telephone or electronic device 109
other than the registration or document. No person who is required or 110
authorized to view registrations or documents under said plan shall be 111
liable for any damage to, or destruction of, a cellular mobile telephone 112
or other electronic device provided to such person for the purpose of 113
displaying an electronic image of a registration or document. 114
[(e)] (f) Any commercial vehicle that is required to be registered in 115
another jurisdiction shall not operate on any highway of the state 116 Substitute Bill No. 924
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without being so registered. Any commercial vehicle that is registered 117
in any other jurisdiction and is eligible for registration on an 118
apportionment basis shall not be operated on any highway without 119
such registration or a seventy-two-hour trip permit registration issued 120
by the commissioner. Any person who owns any motor vehicle 121
operated in violation of this subsection shall be fined five hundred 122
dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 123
than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, except 124
if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 125
sixty thousand pounds, such owner shall be fined one thousand 126
dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 127
than two thousand dollars nor more than four thousand dollars. 128
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 129
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 130
1, 2019): 131
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 132
person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 133
provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-134
283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-135
198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, 136
subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 137
12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-138
113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-139
143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-140
90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 141
13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, 142
subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection [(e)] 143
(f) of section 14-34a, as amended by this act, subsection (d) of section 144
14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14-145
66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection 146
(f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 147
14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in 148
subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in 149 Substitute Bill No. 924
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subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 150
14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of 151
section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 152
14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 153
14-293b, 14-296aa, as amended by this act, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-154
320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) 155
of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-156
97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 157
16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 158
17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 159
19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-160
105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-161
287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-162
340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-163
265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 164
21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 165
subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of 166
subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) 167
of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection 168
(b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of 169
subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, 170
section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-171
36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, 172
subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-173
100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 174
or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-175
366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 176
section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 177
22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 178
22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) 179
of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) 180
of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 181
26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) 182
of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of 183
section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-184 Substitute Bill No. 924
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104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, 185
subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-186
224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 187
26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 188
28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) 189
or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 190
section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 191
29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-192
11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-193
36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 194
subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 195
31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 196
subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-197
450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 198
section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-199
133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 200
53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of 201
section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the 202
provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted 203
in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, 204
or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, 205
city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 206
code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 207
two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 208
established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 209
pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 210
section. 211
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 212
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 213
1, 2019): 214
(b) No operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement 215
shall be issued or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this 216
section or section 14-36a, until the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or 217 Substitute Bill No. 924
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the commissioner's authorized representative, is satisfied that the 218
applicant is a proper person to receive such an operator's license 219
bearing an endorsement, holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license, 220
or, if necessary for the class of vehicle operated, a commercial driver's 221
license and is at least eighteen years of age. Each applicant for an 222
operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement or the 223
renewal of such a license shall furnish the [Commissioner of Motor 224
Vehicles] commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized 225
representative, with satisfactory evidence, under oath, to prove that 226
such person has no criminal record and has not been convicted of a 227
violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of 228
subsection (a) of section 14-227n within five years of the date of 229
application and that no reason exists for a refusal to grant or renew 230
such an operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement. 231
Each applicant for such an operator's license bearing a public 232
passenger endorsement shall submit with the application proof 233
satisfactory to the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner 234
that such applicant has passed a physical examination administered 235
not more than ninety days prior to the date of application [,] and 236
[which is in compliance with safety regulations established from time 237
to time by the United States Department of Transportation] meets the 238
physical qualification standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended 239
from time to time. Each applicant for renewal of such license shall 240
present evidence that such applicant is in compliance with the 241
[medical qualifications] physical qualification standards established in 242
49 CFR 391, as amended [, provided an applicant for a Class D 243
operator's license bearing an endorsement described in subsection (c) 244
of section 14-36a, shall be deemed medically qualified if such applicant 245
(1) controls with medication, as certified by a licensed physician or a 246
licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a medical condition that 247
would otherwise deem such applicant not medically qualified, and (2) 248
would qualify for a waiver or exemption under 49 CFR 391, as 249
amended] from time to time. Each applicant for such an operator's 250
license bearing a public passenger endorsement shall be fingerprinted 251
before the license bearing a public passenger endorsement is issued. 252 Substitute Bill No. 924
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Sec. 6. Subsection (h) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 253
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 254
1, 2019): 255
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-10, the 256
commissioner shall furnish to any board of education or to any public 257
or private organization that is actively engaged in providing public 258
transportation, including the transportation of school children, a report 259
containing the names and motor vehicle operator license numbers of 260
each person who has been issued an operator's license with one or 261
more public passenger endorsements, authorizing such person to 262
transport passengers in accordance with the provisions of section 14-263
36a, but whose license or any such public passenger endorsement has 264
been withdrawn, suspended or revoked by the [Commissioner of 265
Motor Vehicles] commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 266
this section, or any other provision of this title. The report shall be 267
issued and updated periodically in accordance with a schedule to be 268
established by the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner. 269
Such report may be transmitted or otherwise made available to 270
authorized recipients by electronic means. [The commissioner shall 271
ensure that each carrier, as defined in section 14-212, is reviewing such 272
report, pursuant to section 14-276, by (1) conducting random 273
compliance audits of carriers to determine whether a carrier is 274
performing such review as prescribed by said section 14-276, (2) 275
maintaining a record of each such review by a carrier for the prior two 276
years, and (3) making such record publicly available upon request.] 277
Sec. 7. Section 14-276 of the general statutes is repealed and the 278
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 279
(a) Registered school buses while transporting school children shall 280
be operated by holders of a valid passenger and school endorsement 281
issued in accordance with section 14-44, as amended by this act. Such 282
endorsement shall be held in addition to the commercial driver's 283
license required for the operation of such motor vehicles. A person 284
who has attained the age of seventy shall be allowed to hold a 285 Substitute Bill No. 924
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passenger and school endorsement for the purpose of operating a 286
school bus, provided such person meets the minimum physical 287
requirements set by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and agrees to 288
submit to a physical examination at least twice a year or when 289
requested to do so by the superintendent of the school system in which 290
such person intends to operate a school bus. Any person to whom a 291
town has awarded a contract for the transportation of school children 292
who permits the operation of a registered school bus while 293
transporting school children by any person who does not hold a 294
passenger and school endorsement shall be fined not less than two 295
thousand five hundred dollars or more than five thousand dollars. 296
(b) Each carrier engaged in the transportation of students shall 297
register with the Department of Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed 298
by the commissioner. Registration shall include the carrier's name, 299
address and the name of the employee or agent assigned to perform 300
the carrier's responsibilities under subsection (c) of this section. 301
[(b)] (c) Not less than once during the first and third week of each 302
month, a carrier shall review the report made by the Commissioner of 303
Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of 304
section 14-44, as amended by this act, with reference to the name and 305
motor vehicle operator's license number of each person such carrier 306
employs to operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a 307
student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. If, 308
according to such report, any such employee's motor vehicle operator's 309
license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student 310
transportation vehicle has been withdrawn, suspended or revoked, 311
such carrier shall immediately prohibit such employee from operating 312
a school bus or student transportation vehicle. 313
[(c)] (d) Any carrier who fails to register with the commissioner, 314
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or review the report made by 315
the commissioner, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of this section, shall 316
be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for the first 317
violation, and two thousand five hundred dollars for each subsequent 318 Substitute Bill No. 924
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violation. Any carrier who fails to take immediate action to prohibit 319
the operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle by an 320
operator who appears on a report, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of 321
this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five 322
hundred dollars for the first violation, and five thousand dollars for 323
each subsequent violation. Upon appropriate justification presented to 324
the commissioner by any carrier, the commissioner may make a 325
determination to reduce any such penalty. 326
Sec. 8. Section 14-227k of the general statutes is repealed and the 327
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 328
(a) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and 329
is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's 330
license or nonresident operating privilege provided such person 331
installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but 332
who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from 333
operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition 334
interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or 335
nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of 336
Motor Vehicles. 337
[(a)] (b) No person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been 338
restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of 339
section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any 340
provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device, 341
shall (1) request or solicit another person to blow into an ignition 342
interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition 343
interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an 344
operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped 345
with a functioning ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a 346
court has ordered such person not to operate. 347
[(b)] (c) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation 348
of an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an 349
operable motor vehicle to a person whose right to operate a motor 350 Substitute Bill No. 924
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vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under 351
subsection (b) of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor 352
Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition 353
interlock device. 354
[(c)] (d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision 355
(1) of subsection [(a)] (b) or subsection [(b)] (c) of this section shall be 356
guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 357
(2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of 358
subsection [(a)] (b) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set 359
forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215. 360
[(d)] (e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection 361
[(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor 362
Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The 363
commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or 364
nonresident operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for 365
a period of one year. 366
Sec. 9. Section 14-276a of the general statutes is repealed and the 367
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 368
(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in 369
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure 370
for the [physical examination and] safety training of school bus 371
operators and operators of student transportation vehicles. Such 372
regulations shall provide [for minimum physical requirements for 373
such operators and] for minimum proficiency requirements for school 374
bus operators. The safety training administered by the commissioner 375
shall conform to the minimum requirements of number 17 of the 376
National Highway Safety Standards. Such safety training shall include 377
instruction relative to the location, contents and use of the first aid kit 378
in the motor vehicle. 379
(b) No person shall operate a school bus as defined in section 14-275 380
or a student transportation vehicle as defined in section 14-212, for the 381 Substitute Bill No. 924
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purpose of transporting school children unless such person has prior 382
to the issuance or renewal of [his] such person's license endorsement: 383
(1) Furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the commissioner that [he] 384
such person meets the [minimum physical requirements set by the 385
commissioner for operation of a school bus or a student transportation 386
vehicle] physical qualification standards established in 49 CFR 391, as 387
amended from time to time; (2) successfully completed a course in 388
safety training [administered by the commissioner] and, in the case of 389
school bus operators, passed an examination in proficiency in school 390
bus operation given by the commissioner. Such proficiency 391
examination shall include a road test administered in either a type I 392
school bus having a gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand 393
pounds or a type II school bus having a gross vehicle weight of ten 394
thousand pounds or less. Any operator administered a road test in a 395
type II school bus [only] shall not be eligible for a license to operate a 396
type I school bus. Any person who violates any provision of this 397
subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. 398
(c) Any town or regional school district may require its school bus 399
operators to have completed a safety training course in the operation 400
of school buses, consisting of a minimum of ten hours of behind-the-401
wheel instruction and three hours of classroom instruction. 402
(d) A carrier shall require each person whom it intends to employ to 403
operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a student 404
transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, to submit to a 405
urinalysis drug test in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-406
51v and 31-51w and shall require each person it employs to operate 407
such vehicles to submit to a urinalysis drug test on a random basis in 408
accordance with the provisions of section 31-51x and the standards set 409
forth in 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391. No carrier may employ any person 410
who has received a positive test result for such test which was 411
confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of section 31-51u. No 412
carrier may continue to employ as a driver, for two years, any person 413
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confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of 415
section 31-51u. No carrier may continue to employ as a driver, 416
permanently, any person who has received a second positive test result 417
for such test which was confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and 418
(3) of subsection (a) of section 31-51u. The commissioner may, after 419
notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than one 420
thousand dollars for the first offense and two thousand five hundred 421
dollars for each subsequent offense on any carrier which violates any 422
provision of this subsection. 423
Sec. 10. Section 14-46b of the general statutes is repealed and the 424
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 425
(a) There is established within the department a Motor Vehicle 426
Operator's License Medical Advisory Board, which shall advise the 427
commissioner on the medical aspects and concerns of licensing 428
operators of motor vehicles. The board shall consist of not less than 429
eight members or more than fifteen members who shall be medical 430
professionals and who shall be appointed by the commissioner. [from 431
a list of nominees submitted by the] The Connecticut State Medical 432
Society, the Connecticut Association of Optometrists [,] and [such 433
other] any professional medical associations or organizations [that 434
have as] whose members include physician assistants or advanced 435
practice registered nurses [. The Connecticut State Medical Society and 436
such other organizations shall] may submit nominees [representing] 437
for appointment to the board for the commissioner's consideration 438
who represent the specialties of (1) general medicine or surgery, (2) 439
internal medicine, (3) cardiovascular medicine, (4) neurology or 440
neurological surgery, (5) ophthalmology or optometry, (6) orthopedics, 441
(7) psychiatry, [and] or (8) occupational medicine. [The Connecticut 442
Association of Optometrists shall submit nominees representing the 443
specialty of optometry.] 444
(b) Initially, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, 445
three members for a three-year term and the remainder of the 446
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four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner for 448
the unexpired portion of a term. The commissioner shall designate the 449
[chairman] chairperson of the board. 450
(c) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be 451
reimbursed for necessary expenses or services incurred in performing 452
their duties, including the giving of testimony at any administrative 453
hearing when requested by the commissioner. Medical professionals 454
who are not members of the board and conduct examinations at the 455
request of the board shall be compensated for these examinations. 456
(d) The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner at least 457
annually. Special meetings may be held to fulfill the responsibilities 458
specified in section 14-46c. 459
(e) Any meeting of the board in which the medical condition of any 460
individual is discussed for purposes of making a recommendation on 461
his or her fitness to operate a motor vehicle shall be held in executive 462
session. 463
(f) As used in this section and section 14-46c, "medical professional" 464
means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice 465
registered nurse or optometrist. 466
Sec. 11. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 14-253a of the general 467
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 468
(Effective October 1, 2019): 469
(e) Vehicles displaying a special license plate or a placard issued 470
pursuant to this section or by authorities of other states or countries for 471
the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces 472
reserved for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities, shall 473
be allowed to park in an area where parking is legally permissible, for 474
an unlimited period of time without penalty, notwithstanding the 475
period of time indicated as lawful by any (1) parking meter, or (2) sign 476
erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of chapter 477
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person who is blind or a person with disabilities. A placard shall not be 479
displayed on any motor vehicle when such vehicle is not being 480
operated by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a 481
person with disabilities to whom the placard was issued. Vehicles 482
bearing a special license plate shall not utilize parking spaces reserved 483
for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities or the cross 484
hatch abutting such spaces when such vehicles are not being operated 485
by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a person with 486
disabilities to whom such special license plate was issued. 487
(f) Only [those] motor vehicles displaying a plate or placard issued 488
pursuant to this section shall be authorized to (1) park in public or 489
private areas reserved for exclusive use by persons who are blind or 490
persons with disabilities, and (2) to use the cross hatch abutting such 491
areas, except that any ambulance, as defined in section 19a-175, which 492
is transporting a patient may park in such area for a period not to 493
exceed fifteen minutes while assisting such patient. Any motor vehicle 494
parked or using the cross hatch in violation of the provisions of this 495
subsection for the third or subsequent time shall be subject to being 496
towed from such designated area. Such vehicle shall be impounded 497
until payment of any fines incurred is received. No person, firm or 498
corporation engaged in the business of leasing or renting motor 499
vehicles without drivers in this state may be held liable for any acts of 500
the lessee constituting a violation of the provisions of this subsection. 501
Any municipal police officer who observes a motor vehicle parked in 502
violation of this subsection shall issue a written warning or a summons 503
for such violation. 504
Sec. 12. Subsection (l) of section 14-253a of the general statutes is 505
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 506
October 1, 2019): 507
(l) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section for 508
which a penalty or fine is not otherwise provided shall, for a first 509
violation, be subject to a fine of [one] two hundred fifty dollars, and for 510
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dollars. 512
(2) No owner or lessee of a private parking area subject to the 513
requirements of this section, or an agent of such owner or lessee, shall 514
dump, or allow any other person to dump, or otherwise place 515
accumulated snow in a special parking space reserved as required in 516
this section. Any owner, lessee or agent who violates the provisions of 517
this subdivision shall, for a first violation, be subject to a fine of [one] 518
two hundred fifty dollars, and for a subsequent violation, be subject to 519
a fine of [two] five hundred [fifty] dollars. 520
Sec. 13. Section 13b-344a of the general statutes is repealed and the 521
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 522
No person shall cross railroad tracks at a designated railroad grade 523
crossing when warned by an automatic signal, crossing gates, flagman 524
or law enforcement officer of the approach of a railroad locomotive, a 525
railroad car or train or other equipment on the railroad tracks or when 526
otherwise warned of the approach of such [a] locomotive, car or train 527
or equipment. Violation of this section shall be an infraction. 528
Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 529
study compliance with motor vehicle registration laws and make 530
recommendations to prevent Connecticut residents from registering 531
motor vehicles in another state while residing in Connecticut. 532
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 533
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 534
one of whom is a member of an association that represents municipal 535
tax assessors; 536
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 537
of whom is a municipal police chief; 538
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 539
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municipality with seventy-five thousand residents or more; 541
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 542
member of a municipal police department that serves a municipality 543
with seventy-five thousand residents or more; 544
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 545
Representatives, who is a member of a municipal police department 546
that serves a municipality with less than seventy-five thousand 547
residents; 548
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 549
municipal tax assessor that serves a municipality with less than 550
seventy-five thousand residents; 551
(7) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's 552
designee; 553
(8) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 554
or the commissioner's designee; and 555
(9) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 556
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 557
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 558
of the General Assembly. 559
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 560
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 561
filled by the appointing authority. 562
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 563
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 564
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 565
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 566
later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 567
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 568 Substitute Bill No. 924
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General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 569
transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 570
(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 571
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 572
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 573
relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 574
11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 575
that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 576
Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes is 577
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 578
October 1, 2019): 579
(c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 580
electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a 581
mobile electronic device while operating a school bus that is carrying 582
passengers, except that this subsection shall not apply [to (1) a school 583
bus driver who] when such person (1) places an emergency call to 584
school officials, [or] (2) [the use of] uses a hand-held mobile telephone 585
as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of 586
this section, or (3) uses a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile 587
electronic device in a manner similar to a two-way radio to allow real- 588
time communication with a school official, an emergency response 589
operator, a hospital, physician's office or health clinic, an ambulance 590
company, a fire department or a police department. 591
Sec. 16. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-18 of the 592
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 593
thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 594
(2) Each motor vehicle for which two number plates have been 595
issued shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, 596
display the number plates in a conspicuous place at the front and the 597
rear of such vehicle, [the number plates] except a motor vehicle that 598
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hardware for a number plate on the front of such motor vehicle may 600
display a number plate in a conspicuous place only at the rear of such 601
vehicle provided, if electronic tolling systems are implemented on the 602
highways of the state, the owner or operator of such vehicle purchases 603
and installs a transponder or similar device issued by the state in such 604
vehicle. The commissioner may issue a sticker denoting the expiration 605
date of the registration. Such sticker shall be displayed in such place on 606
the vehicle as the commissioner may direct. Such sticker may contain 607
the corresponding letters and numbers of the number plate issued by 608
the commissioner. 609
Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioners of 610
Administrative Services and Motor Vehicles shall jointly study the 611
current system used to evaluate motor carriers that provide or seek to 612
provide commercial motor vehicle services to the state or any 613
municipality and make recommendations to make such system more 614
efficient. Not later than January 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit 615
a report of the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 616
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 617
transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 618
the general statutes. 619
Sec. 18. Section 13a-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the 620
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 621
(a) For the purposes of this section: 622
(1) "Fully autonomous vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is 623
equipped with an automated driving system, designed to function 624
without an operator and classified as level four or level five by SAE 625
J3016; 626
(2) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software 627
that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving 628
task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the automated driving 629
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(3) "Dynamic driving task" means the real-time operational and 631
tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on highways, 632
excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection 633
of destinations and waypoints; 634
(4) "Operational design domain" means a description of the 635
operating domains in which an automated driving system is designed 636
to function, including, but not limited to, geographic, roadway, 637
environmental and speed limitations; 638
(5) "SAE J3016" means the "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 639
Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles" 640
published by SAE International in September 2016; 641
(6) "Operator" means the person [seated in the driver's seat of a] 642
who causes the automated driving system to engage while physically 643
inside the fully autonomous vehicle; 644
(7) "Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle 645
manufacturer, institution of higher education, fleet service provider or 646
automotive equipment or technology provider; 647
(8) "Fleet service provider" means a person or entity that owns or 648
leases a fully autonomous vehicle and operates such fully autonomous 649
vehicle for commercial or public use; 650
(9) "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means: (A) A person or 651
entity that builds or sells fully autonomous vehicles; (B) a person or 652
entity that installs automated driving systems in motor vehicles that 653
are not originally built as fully autonomous vehicles; or (C) a person or 654
entity that develops automated driving systems in fully autonomous 655
vehicles or motor vehicles that are not originally built as fully 656
autonomous vehicles; 657
(10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 658
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(11) "Highway", "limited access highway" and "operator's license" 660
have the same meanings as defined in section 14-1. 661
(b) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the 662
Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 663
Services and Public Protection, shall establish a pilot program for not 664
more than four municipalities to allow autonomous vehicle testers to 665
test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of such municipalities. 666
Municipalities shall apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy 667
Management in the manner and form directed by the secretary for 668
inclusion in the pilot program. The secretary shall select at least one 669
municipality with a population of at least one hundred twenty 670
thousand, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and 671
one municipality with a population of at least one hundred thousand, 672
as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. 673
(c) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a 674
municipality selected by the secretary shall select and enter into a 675
written agreement with an autonomous vehicle tester or autonomous 676
vehicle testers to test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of the 677
municipality. Such agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) Specify the 678
locations and routes where such fully autonomous vehicles may 679
operate; (2) prohibit the operation of such fully autonomous vehicles 680
outside such locations and routes except in the case of an emergency; 681
(3) identify each fully autonomous vehicle to be tested by vehicle 682
identification number, make, year and model; and (4) specify the hours 683
of operation of such fully autonomous vehicles. 684
(d) An autonomous vehicle tester shall not test a fully autonomous 685
vehicle in a municipality unless: 686
(1) The operator is: (A) [Seated in the driver's seat of] Physically 687
inside the fully autonomous vehicle; (B) monitoring the operation of 688
such fully autonomous vehicle; (C) capable of taking immediate 689
manual control of such fully autonomous vehicle; (D) an employee, 690
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autonomous vehicle tester concerning the capabilities and limitations 692
of such fully autonomous vehicle; and (E) a holder of an operator's 693
license; 694
(2) The autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Registers each fully 695
autonomous vehicle to be tested with the Commissioner of Motor 696
Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12; and (B) submits to the 697
commissioner, in a manner and form directed by the commissioner, 698
proof of liability insurance, self-insurance or a surety bond of at least 699
five million dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or 700
property damage caused by a fully autonomous vehicle; and 701
(3) The operator and autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Comply with 702
any provision of the general statutes or any ordinance of a 703
municipality concerning the operation of motor vehicles; (B) comply 704
with standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety 705
Administration regarding fully autonomous vehicles; and (C) satisfy 706
any other requirement as determined by the secretary, in consultation 707
with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and 708
Emergency Services and Public Protection, as necessary to ensure the 709
safe operation of such fully autonomous vehicle. 710
(e) No autonomous vehicle tester shall test a fully autonomous 711
vehicle on any limited access highway. 712
(f) The secretary may immediately prohibit an operator or 713
autonomous vehicle tester from testing a fully autonomous vehicle if 714
the secretary, in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor 715
Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency Services and Public 716
Protection, determines that such testing poses a risk to public safety or 717
that such operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with 718
the provisions of this section or with the requirements of the pilot 719
program. 720
(g) An autonomous vehicle tester that participates in the pilot 721
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established pursuant to section 2 of public act 17-69 that the secretary 723
and task force deem to be appropriate for measuring the performance 724
of the pilot program. The autonomous vehicle tester may withhold any 725
commercially valuable, confidential or proprietary information. 726
(h) Not later than January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the 727
secretary shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the 728
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 729
transportation, in accordance with section 11-4a, concerning the 730
implementation and progress of the pilot program. 731
Sec. 19. Section 2 of public act 17-69, as amended by section 8 of 732
public act 18-167, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 733
thereof (Effective from passage): 734
(a) There is established a task force to study fully autonomous 735
vehicles. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an 736
evaluation of the standards established by the National Highway 737
Traffic Safety Administration regarding state responsibilities for 738
regulating fully autonomous vehicles, (2) an evaluation of laws, 739
legislation and regulations proposed or enacted by other states to 740
regulate fully autonomous vehicles, (3) recommendations on how the 741
state should regulate fully autonomous vehicles through legislation 742
and regulation, and (4) an evaluation of the pilot program established 743
pursuant to section [1 of public act 17-69] 13a-260 of the general 744
statutes, as amended by this act. 745
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 746
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 747
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 748
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 749
Representatives; 750
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(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 752
Representatives; 753
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 754
(7) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing 755
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 756
relating to transportation; 757
(8) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint 758
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 759
matters relating to transportation; 760
(9) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing 761
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 762
relating to transportation; 763
(10) Two appointed by the Governor, one of whom has expertise in 764
autonomous vehicles and one of whom has expertise in insurance; 765
(11) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 766
secretary's designee; 767
(12) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's 768
designee; 769
(13) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 770
designee; and 771
(14) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 772
Protection, or the commissioner's designee. 773
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) 774
to (10), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of 775
the General Assembly. 776
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 777
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filled by the appointing authority. 779
(e) [The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 780
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 781
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 782
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 783
later than sixty days after June 27, 2017. If such chairpersons are not 784
selected or do not schedule the first meeting within such time period, 785
any] Any chair of the joint standing committee of the General 786
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation 787
[shall] may schedule [the first meeting] meetings of the task force [,] as 788
deemed necessary and act as chairperson of the task force [and 789
schedule other meetings of the task force as deemed necessary until 790
the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 791
tempore of the Senate select the chairpersons of the task force and such 792
chairpersons schedule a meeting of the task force] until the members of 793
the task force elect a chairperson from among its members. All 794
subsequent meetings of the task force shall be held at the call of the 795
elected chairperson or upon the request of a majority of the members. 796
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 797
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 798
transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 799
(g) The task force shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of 800
the general statutes, the following reports regarding its findings and 801
any recommendations for proposed legislation to the joint standing 802
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 803
relating to transportation: (1) An interim report not later than July 1, 804
[2019] 2020; and (2) a final report not later than January 1, [2020] 2021. 805
The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits the final 806
report or January 1, [2020] 2021, whichever is later. 807
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2019 14-22(a)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 14-28
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 14-34a
Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 51-164n(b)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 14-44(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 14-44(h)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 14-276
Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 14-227k
Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 14-276a
Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 14-46b
Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 14-253a(e) and (f)
Sec. 12 October 1, 2019 14-253a(l)
Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 13b-344a
Sec. 14 from passage New section
Sec. 15 October 1, 2019 14-296aa(c)
Sec. 16 October 1, 2019 14-18(a)(2)
Sec. 17 from passage New section
Sec. 18 from passage 13a-260
Sec. 19 from passage PA 17-69, Sec. 2
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1, the Subsec. was divided into Subdivs. for clarity; in
Section 3(e), the first sentence was rewritten for internal consistency;
and in Section 19(e), an opening bracket was inserted before "The" and
a closing bracket was inserted after "any" and "shall" was changed to
"[shall] may" for internal consistency.
TRA Joint Favorable Subst.