Connecticut 2023 2023 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01082 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/21/2023

                       
 
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General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 1082  
January Session, 2023 
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(TRA)  
 
 
 
 
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING A REDUCTION 
IN BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMITS FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING AND 
BOATING, ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, THE SHORE LINE EAST STUDY AND 
MOTOR VEHICLES IN LIVERY SERVICE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-227a of the general statutes is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2 
2, 2024): 3 
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle while under the influence 4 
of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both. A person commits the offense 5 
of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating 6 
liquor or any drug or both if such person operates a motor vehicle (1) 7 
while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or 8 
(2) while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content. For the 9 
purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio 10 
of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-hundredths] five-11 
hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if 12  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, "elevated blood 13 
alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that 14 
is four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and 15 
"motor vehicle" includes a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle, as those 16 
terms are defined in section 14-379. For purposes of this section, section 17 
14-227b, as amended by this act, and section 14-227c, (A) "advanced 18 
roadside impaired driving enforcement" means a program developed 19 
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with the 20 
International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Technical Advisory 21 
Panel, which focuses on impaired driving enforcement education for 22 
police officers, or any successor to such program; (B) "drug influence 23 
evaluation" means an evaluation developed by the National Highway 24 
Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of 25 
Chiefs of Police that is conducted by a drug recognition expert to 26 
determine the level of a person's impairment from the use of drugs and 27 
the drug category causing such impairment; (C) "drug recognition 28 
expert" means a person certified by the International Association of 29 
Chiefs of Police as having met all requirements of the International Drug 30 
Evaluation and Classification Program; and (D) "nontestimonial portion 31 
of a drug influence evaluation" means a drug influence evaluation 32 
conducted by a drug recognition expert that does not include a verbal 33 
interview with the subject. 34 
Sec. 2. Subsection (n) of section 14-227b of the general statutes is 35 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 36 
2, 2024): 37 
(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 38 
means (1) a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-39 
hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 40 
weight, (2) if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, a 41 
ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of 42 
one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (3) if such person is less 43 
than twenty-one years of age, a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 44 
person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 45 
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Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 14-227m of the general statutes is 47 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 48 
2, 2024): 49 
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in which a child under 50 
eighteen years of age is a passenger while such person (1) is under the 51 
influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or (2) has an 52 
elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section, 53 
"elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of 54 
such person that is [eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent 55 
or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if such person is operating a 56 
commercial motor vehicle, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a 57 
ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of 58 
one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and if such person is under 59 
twenty-one years of age, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio 60 
of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 61 
cent or more of alcohol by weight; and "motor vehicle" includes a 62 
snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 63 
14-379. 64 
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 14-227n of the general statutes is 65 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 66 
2, 2024): 67 
(a) (1) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 68 
vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children 69 
while such person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or 70 
any drug or both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content. 71 
(2) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 72 
vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children 73 
in which a child under eighteen years of age is a passenger while such 74 
person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or 75 
both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content. 76 
(3) For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle specially 77 
designated for carrying children" means any motor vehicle, except for a 78  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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registered school bus or student transportation vehicle as defined in 79 
section 14-212, that is designated or used by a person, firm or 80 
corporation for the transportation of children to or from any program or 81 
activity organized primarily for persons under the age of eighteen years, 82 
with or without charge to the individual being transported, but does not 83 
include a passenger motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or 84 
household purposes that is operated by a person without a public 85 
passenger endorsement; and "elevated blood alcohol content" means a 86 
ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-hundredths] 87 
five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except 88 
that if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, "elevated 89 
blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 90 
person that is four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 91 
weight, and if such person is under twenty-one years of age, "elevated 92 
blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 93 
person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 94 
weight. 95 
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 15-133 of the general statutes is 96 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 97 
2, 2024): 98 
(d) No person shall operate a vessel: (1) While under the influence of 99 
intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or (2) while such person has an 100 
elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section and 101 
sections 15-140l and 15-140n, "elevated blood alcohol content" means: 102 
(A) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-103 
hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 104 
weight, or (B) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of 105 
alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 106 
cent or more of alcohol, by weight. For the purposes of this section and 107 
sections 15-132a, 15-140l, 15-140n, 15-140o and 15-140q, as amended by 108 
this act, "operate" means that the vessel is underway or aground and not 109 
moored, anchored or docked. 110 
Sec. 6. Subdivision (4) of subsection (g) of section 15-140q of the 111  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 112 
thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 113 
(4) At a hearing held under this subsection, the results of the test, if 114 
administered, shall be sufficient to indicate the ratio of alcohol in the 115 
blood of such person at the time of operation, except that if the results 116 
of an additional test, administered pursuant to section 15-140r, indicate 117 
that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person is [eight-hundredths] 118 
five-hundredths of one per cent or less of alcohol, by weight, and is 119 
higher than the results of the first test, evidence shall be presented that 120 
demonstrates that the test results and analysis thereof accurately 121 
indicate the blood alcohol content at the time of operation. The fees of 122 
any witness summoned to appear at a hearing under this subsection 123 
shall be the same as provided in section 52-260. 124 
Sec. 7. Subsection (n) of section 15-140q of the general statutes is 125 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 126 
2, 2024): 127 
(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 128 
means: (1) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-129 
hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 130 
weight, or (2) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of 131 
alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 132 
cent or more of alcohol, by weight. 133 
Sec. 8. Section 38a-498c of the general statutes is repealed and the 134 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 135 
No individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 136 
specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 137 
delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 138 
state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat any 139 
injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 140 
occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has an 141 
elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained such 142 
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both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 144 
means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-145 
hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 146 
weight. 147 
Sec. 9. Section 38a-525c of the general statutes is repealed and the 148 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 149 
No group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 150 
specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 151 
delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 152 
state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat any 153 
injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 154 
occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has an 155 
elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained such 156 
injury while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or 157 
both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 158 
means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-159 
hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 160 
weight. 161 
Sec. 10. Section 13b-212b of the general statutes is repealed and the 162 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 163 
(a) There is established a Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public 164 
Transportation Council which shall consist of [fifteen] thirteen members 165 
appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, all of 166 
whom shall be (1) [commuters] residents who regularly use the 167 
transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad line which 168 
includes the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches of such 169 
line, (2) [commuters] residents who regularly use the transportation 170 
services of the [Shoreline] Shore Line East railroad line, [or] (3) residents 171 
[of a municipality in which the Commissioner of Transportation has 172 
proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has commenced operation 173 
after July 1, 2013] who regularly use the transportation services of the 174 
Hartford railroad line, or (4) residents who regularly use state-owned or 175  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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controlled bus public transportation services. Members shall be 176 
appointed as follows: (A) The Governor shall appoint [four] five 177 
members, one of whom shall [be the chief elected official of a 178 
municipality located on an operating or proposed new rail line] 179 
regularly use commuter railroad systems and one of whom shall 180 
regularly use state-owned or controlled bus public transportation 181 
services; (B) the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint 182 
[three] two members, one of whom shall be a resident who regularly 183 
uses the transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad 184 
line; (C) the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 185 
[three] two members, one of whom shall be a resident who regularly 186 
uses the transportation services of the Hartford railroad line; (D) the 187 
minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member; (E) the minority 188 
leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member; (F) 189 
the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 190 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation shall 191 
[each] jointly appoint one member, one of whom shall be [from a 192 
municipality in which the Commissioner of Transportation has 193 
proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has commenced operation 194 
after July 1, 2013, and one of whom shall be from a municipality in 195 
which a station for the Shoreline East railroad line is located] a resident 196 
who regularly uses the transportation services of the Shore Line East 197 
railroad line; and (G) the ranking members of said committee shall 198 
jointly appoint one member. [who shall be from a municipality served 199 
by the Danbury or Waterbury branches of the New Haven commuter 200 
railroad line.] Each member shall serve for a term of four years. All 201 
initial appointments to the council shall be made by August 1, [2013] 202 
2023, and initial members shall serve a four-year term commencing on 203 
August 1, [2013] 2023. Any vacancy shall be filled by the original 204 
appointing authority by appointment for the unexpired portion of any 205 
term. Members of the council shall serve until their respective 206 
successors are appointed and approved by the General Assembly. 207 
(b) [The members of the council shall choose one of the members of 208 
the council to be chairperson of the council.] The Governor shall appoint 209  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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two cochairpersons of the council from among the members of the 210 
council, one of whom shall regularly use commuter railroad systems 211 
and one of whom shall regularly use state-owned or controlled bus 212 
public transportation services. A majority of the members of the council 213 
then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any 214 
business, and action shall be by vote of a majority of the members 215 
present at a meeting. The council shall meet at least once during each 216 
calendar quarter and at such other times as the [chairperson deems] 217 
cochairpersons deem necessary or upon the request of a majority of the 218 
members in office. Special meetings shall be held at the request of such 219 
majority after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. 220 
Any member who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held 221 
during any calendar year or who fails to attend three consecutive 222 
meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from office. 223 
(c) The Department of Transportation shall maintain records of each 224 
request for information and data received from the council and denote 225 
the status of any such request. 226 
Sec. 11. Section 13b-212c of the general statutes is repealed and the 227 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 228 
The Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public Transportation Council 229 
shall [study and investigate all aspects of the daily] monitor the 230 
performance and operation of [commuter rail lines] the commuter 231 
railroad systems and state-owned or controlled bus pu blic 232 
transportation services in the state [, monitor their performance] and 233 
recommend changes to improve the efficiency, equity and [the] quality 234 
of service [of the operation of such lines] on such systems and services. 235 
The council may request [and shall receive] from any department, 236 
division, board, bureau, commission, agency [,] or public authority of 237 
the state, or any political subdivision thereof, such assistance and data 238 
[as it requests and] that will enable it to properly carry out its activities 239 
for the purposes set forth in this section. The council shall also [work 240 
with the Department of Transportation to] serve as an advocate for 241 
customers of all commuter [lines] railroad systems and state-owned or 242  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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controlled bus public transportation services in the state. [and shall 243 
make recommendations for improvements to such lines.] The council 244 
shall report its findings and recommendations annually on or before 245 
January fifteenth, to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, 246 
the General Assembly, the Metro North Rail Commuter Council located 247 
in the state of New York and the management advisory board of the 248 
office of the inspector general of the Metropolitan Transportation 249 
Authority located in the state of New York. 250 
Sec. 12. Section 20 of public act 21-175 is repealed and the following 251 
is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 252 
The Commissioner of Transportation shall study the feasibility of (1) 253 
extending the Shore Line East rail line to the state of Rhode Island, (2) 254 
establishing a new passenger rail service from the town of New London 255 
to the town of Norwich, (3) establishing a new passenger train station in 256 
the town of Groton and the borough of Stonington, and (4) extending 257 
ground transportation systems in the eastern region of the state and 258 
providing interconnection between such systems and rail lines. The 259 
commissioner may seek and use any available federal funds to conduct 260 
such study. On or before [January] December 1, 2023, the commissioner 261 
shall submit the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 262 
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 263 
transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 264 
general statutes. 265 
Sec. 13. Section 13b-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the 266 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 267 
(a) (1) No person, association, limited liability company or 268 
corporation shall operate a motor vehicle in livery service until such 269 
person, association, limited liability company or corporation has 270 
obtained a permit from the Department of Transportation, specifying 271 
the nature and extent of the service to be rendered and certifying that 272 
public convenience and necessity will be improved by the operation and 273 
conduct of such livery service. Such permits shall be issued only after a 274  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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written application for the same has been made and a public hearing has 275 
been held thereon. Upon receipt of such application, together with the 276 
payment of a fee of two hundred dollars, the department shall fix a time 277 
and place of hearing thereon, within a reasonable time, and shall 278 
promptly give written notice of the pendency of such application and of 279 
the time and place of such hearing to each applicant, the mayor of each 280 
city, the warden of each borough and the first selectman of each town, 281 
within which any such applicant desires to maintain an office or 282 
headquarters, to any carrier legally operating motor vehicles in livery 283 
service within the same territory and to other interested parties as 284 
determined by the department. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of 285 
subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a permit for 286 
the operation of vehicles (A) having a capacity of less than eleven adults 287 
or to be used exclusively at funerals, weddings, christenings, 288 
processions or celebrations, without holding a hearing and certifying 289 
that public convenience and necessity would be improved by the 290 
operation of such vehicles, or (B) having a capacity of not less than 291 
eleven or more than fourteen adults and used for sightseeing and 292 
related purposes, without holding a hearing, provided the department 293 
issues a legal notice, as provided under section 1-2, of such application 294 
and no objection is filed with the department within thirty days of 295 
publication of such notice. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of 296 
subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a 297 
temporary or permanent permit to any person, association, limited 298 
liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle engaged in 299 
the transportation of passengers for hire by virtue of a contract with, or 300 
a lower tier contract for, any federal, state or municipal agency that (A) 301 
is in effect on July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after a written 302 
application for the same has been made and the department has 303 
determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b) 304 
of this section except with respect to public convenience and necessity, 305 
or (B) becomes effective after July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after 306 
a written application for the same has been made and the department 307 
has determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection 308 
(b) of this section. Any such permit issued under the provisions of this 309  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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subdivision (i) shall be limited to service provided under any such 310 
contract, and (ii) with respect to any contract under the provisions of 311 
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, shall not authorize a total number 312 
of motor vehicles exceeding the number required to provide service 313 
existing under such contract on July 1, 1997. (4) Notwithstanding the 314 
provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department shall 315 
issue to any person who has an intrastate livery permit for at least one 316 
year, upon the application of such person, up to two additional vehicle 317 
authorizations each year without a hearing and without written notice 318 
of the pendency of the application, if all the existing permits held by 319 
such person are registered and in use and if there are no outstanding 320 
violations or matters pending adjudication against such person. Such 321 
person may submit a second application for up to two additional vehicle 322 
authorizations for each such year. The department shall have thirty 323 
calendar days to issue such amended permit upon receipt of an 324 
application and the payment of the fee described in subdivision (1) of 325 
this subsection. 326 
(b) In determining whether or not such a permit will be granted, the 327 
Department of Transportation shall take into consideration the present 328 
or future public convenience and necessity for the service the applicant 329 
proposes to render, the suitability of the applicant or the suitability of 330 
the management if the applicant is a limited liability company or 331 
corporation, the financial responsibility of the applicant, the ability of 332 
the applicant efficiently and properly to perform the service for which 333 
authority is requested and the fitness, willingness and ability of the 334 
applicant to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the 335 
requirements and regulations of the department under this chapter. 336 
(c) Any interested party may bring a written petition to the 337 
Department of Transportation in respect to fares, service, operation or 338 
equipment, or the convenience, protection and safety of the public with 339 
regard to any carrier operating a motor vehicle in livery service. 340 
Thereupon, the department may fix a time and place for a hearing upon 341 
such petition and give notice thereof. No permit shall be sold or 342 
transferred until the department, upon written application to it setting 343  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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forth the purpose, terms and conditions thereof and accompanied by a 344 
fee of two hundred dollars, after investigation, approves the same. The 345 
department may amend or, for sufficient cause shown, may suspend or 346 
revoke any such permit. The department may order appropriate 347 
corrective action as the department deems necessary, including, but not 348 
limited to, the attendance of a motor vehicle operator retraining 349 
program. The department may impose a civil penalty on any person or 350 
any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation 351 
who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted 352 
under section 13b-102, as amended by this act, with respect to fares, 353 
service, operation, [or] equipment, management or staffing, in an 354 
amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day for each violation. 355 
Prior to the imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection, the 356 
department shall provide notice to said person or officer no later than 357 
fifteen business days after receipt of information concerning an alleged 358 
violation and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing. 359 
[(d) The owner or operator of each motor vehicle in livery service 360 
shall display in such vehicle such permit or a memorandum thereof.] 361 
[(e)] (d) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be the 362 
operator of a motor vehicle in livery service who has not received a 363 
permit under this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 364 
(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 365 
amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with 366 
respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the 367 
Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 368 
the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 369 
on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 370 
year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 371 
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 372 
clerk or official. 373 
[(f)] (e) The Department of Transportation may revoke a permit 374 
issued under this section or section 13b-105 without a hearing, provided 375  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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(1) the department sends a notice of revocation to the permit holder at 376 
the address of the permit holder on file with the department and (A) the 377 
notice is returned as undeliverable or could not be delivered, or (B) the 378 
permit holder fails to respond to the notice within the time period 379 
specified by the department in such notice, (2) the department conducts 380 
a physical inspection of the address of the permit holder on file with the 381 
department and determines that no livery service is operated at such 382 
address, and (3) no motor vehicle is registered by the permit holder with 383 
the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used as specified in the permit 384 
pursuant to section 13b-106. 385 
Sec. 14. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-102 of the 386 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 387 
thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 388 
(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or 389 
corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in livery service shall 390 
be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and 391 
the department may prescribe adequate service and reasonable rates 392 
and charges and prescribe and establish such reasonable regulations, in 393 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to fares, 394 
service, operation, [and] equipment, management and staffing as it 395 
deems necessary for the convenience, protection, safety and best 396 
interests of passengers and the public.397 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 January 2, 2024 14-227a(a) 
Sec. 2 January 2, 2024 14-227b(n) 
Sec. 3 January 2, 2024 14-227m(a) 
Sec. 4 January 2, 2024 14-227n(a) 
Sec. 5 January 2, 2024 15-133(d) 
Sec. 6 January 2, 2024 15-140q(g)(4) 
Sec. 7 January 2, 2024 15-140q(n) 
Sec. 8 January 2, 2024 38a-498c 
Sec. 9 January 2, 2024 38a-525c 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 13b-212b  Raised Bill No.  1082 
 
 
 
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Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 13b-212c 
Sec. 12 from passage PA 21-175, Sec. 20 
Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 13b-103 
Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 13b-102(a)(1) 
 
Statement of Purpose:   
To implement recommendations of the Department of Transportation 
concerning (1) lowering the blood alcohol content for driving and 
boating under the influence from eight-hundredths to five-hundredths 
of one per cent of alcohol, by weight, (2) establishing the Connecticut 
Public Transportation Council, (3) requiring the results of the study 
regarding the Shore Line East rail line be submitted on or before 
December 1, 2023, and (4) motor vehicles in livery service. 
[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.]