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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1082
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1082
6	6		January Session, 2023
	7	+	LCO No. 4683
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
13	20		DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING A REDUCTION
14	21		IN BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMITS FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING AND
15		-	BOATING.
	22	+	BOATING, ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC
	23	+	TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, THE SHORE LINE EAST STUDY AND
	24	+	MOTOR VEHICLES IN LIVERY SERVICE.
16	25		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	26		Assembly convened:
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19	28		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-227a of the general statutes is 1
20		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
21		-	January 2, 2024): 3
22		-	(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle while under the 4
23		-	influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both. A person commits 5
24		-	the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of 6
25		-	intoxicating liquor or any drug or both if such person operates a motor 7
26		-	vehicle (1) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug 8
27		-	or both, or (2) while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content. 9
28		-	For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 10
29		-	means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-11
30		-	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 12
31		-	weight, except that if such person is operating a commercial motor 13
32		-	vehicle, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the 14
33		-	blood of such person that is four-hundredths of one per cent or more 15
34		-	of alcohol, by weight, and "motor vehicle" includes a snowmobile and 16
35		-	all-terrain vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 14-379. For 17
36		-	purposes of this section, section 14-227b, as amended by this act, and 18 Substitute Bill No. 1082
	29	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2
	30	+	2, 2024): 3
	31	+	(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle while under the influence 4
	32	+	of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both. A person commits the offense 5
	33	+	of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating 6
	34	+	liquor or any drug or both if such person operates a motor vehicle (1) 7
	35	+	while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or 8
	36	+	(2) while such person has an elevated blood alcohol content. For the 9
	37	+	purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio 10
	38	+	of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-hundredths] five-11
	39	+	hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if 12 Raised Bill No. 1082
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41		-	section 14-227c, (A) "advanced roadside impaired dr iving 19
42		-	enforcement" means a program developed by the National Highway 20
43		-	Traffic Safety Administration with the International Association of 21
44		-	Chiefs of Police and the Technical Advisory Panel, which focuses on 22
45		-	impaired driving enforcement education for police officers, or any 23
46		-	successor to such program; (B) "drug influence evaluation" means an 24
47		-	evaluation developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety 25
48		-	Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police 26
49		-	that is conducted by a drug recognition expert to determine the level of 27
50		-	a person's impairment from the use of drugs and the drug category 28
51		-	causing such impairment; (C) "drug recognition expert" means a 29
52		-	person certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as 30
53		-	having met all requirements of the International Drug Evaluation and 31
54		-	Classification Program; and (D) "nontestimonial portion of a drug 32
55		-	influence evaluation" means a drug influence evaluation conducted by 33
56		-	a drug recognition expert that does not include a verbal interview with 34
57		-	the subject. 35
58		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (n) of section 14-227b of the general statutes is 36
59		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 37
60		-	January 2, 2024): 38
61		-	(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 39
62		-	means (1) a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-40
63		-	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 41
64		-	weight, (2) if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, a 42
65		-	ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of 43
66		-	one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (3) if such person is less 44
67		-	than twenty-one years of age, a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 45
68		-	person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 46
69		-	weight. 47
70		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 14-227m of the general statutes is 48
71		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 49
72		-	January 2, 2024): 50 Substitute Bill No. 1082
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	45	+	such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, "elevated blood 13
	46	+	alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that 14
	47	+	is four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and 15
	48	+	"motor vehicle" includes a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle, as those 16
	49	+	terms are defined in section 14-379. For purposes of this section, section 17
	50	+	14-227b, as amended by this act, and section 14-227c, (A) "advanced 18
	51	+	roadside impaired driving enforcement" means a program developed 19
	52	+	by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with the 20
	53	+	International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Technical Advisory 21
	54	+	Panel, which focuses on impaired driving enforcement education for 22
	55	+	police officers, or any successor to such program; (B) "drug influence 23
	56	+	evaluation" means an evaluation developed by the National Highway 24
	57	+	Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of 25
	58	+	Chiefs of Police that is conducted by a drug recognition expert to 26
	59	+	determine the level of a person's impairment from the use of drugs and 27
	60	+	the drug category causing such impairment; (C) "drug recognition 28
	61	+	expert" means a person certified by the International Association of 29
	62	+	Chiefs of Police as having met all requirements of the International Drug 30
	63	+	Evaluation and Classification Program; and (D) "nontestimonial portion 31
	64	+	of a drug influence evaluation" means a drug influence evaluation 32
	65	+	conducted by a drug recognition expert that does not include a verbal 33
	66	+	interview with the subject. 34
	67	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (n) of section 14-227b of the general statutes is 35
	68	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 36
	69	+	2, 2024): 37
	70	+	(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 38
	71	+	means (1) a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-39
	72	+	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 40
	73	+	weight, (2) if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, a 41
	74	+	ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of 42
	75	+	one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, or (3) if such person is less 43
	76	+	than twenty-one years of age, a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 44
	77	+	person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 45
	78	+	weight. 46 Raised Bill No. 1082
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77		-	(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in which a child under 51
78		-	eighteen years of age is a passenger while such person (1) is under the 52
79		-	influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or (2) has an 53
80		-	elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section, 54
81		-	"elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood 55
82		-	of such person that is [eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per 56
83		-	cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if such person is 57
84		-	operating a commercial motor vehicle, "elevated blood alcohol 58
85		-	content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is 59
86		-	four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and if 60
87		-	such person is under twenty-one years of age, "elevated blood alcohol 61
88		-	content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is 62
89		-	two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol by weight; and 63
90		-	"motor vehicle" includes a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle, as those 64
91		-	terms are defined in section 14-379. 65
92		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 14-227n of the general statutes is 66
93		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 67
94		-	January 2, 2024): 68
95		-	(a) (1) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 69
96		-	vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying 70
97		-	children while such person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating 71
98		-	liquor or any drug or both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol 72
99		-	content. 73
100		-	(2) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 74
101		-	vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying 75
102		-	children in which a child under eighteen years of age is a passenger 76
103		-	while such person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or 77
104		-	any drug or both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content. 78
105		-	(3) For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle specially 79
106		-	designated for carrying children" means any motor vehicle, except for 80
107		-	a registered school bus or student transportation vehicle as defined in 81
108		-	section 14-212, that is designated or used by a person, firm or 82 Substitute Bill No. 1082
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	84	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 14-227m of the general statutes is 47
	85	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 48
	86	+	2, 2024): 49
	87	+	(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in which a child under 50
	88	+	eighteen years of age is a passenger while such person (1) is under the 51
	89	+	influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both, or (2) has an 52
	90	+	elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section, 53
	91	+	"elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of 54
	92	+	such person that is [eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent 55
	93	+	or more of alcohol, by weight, except that if such person is operating a 56
	94	+	commercial motor vehicle, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a 57
	95	+	ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is four-hundredths of 58
	96	+	one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, and if such person is under 59
	97	+	twenty-one years of age, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio 60
	98	+	of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 61
	99	+	cent or more of alcohol by weight; and "motor vehicle" includes a 62
	100	+	snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 63
	101	+	14-379. 64
	102	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 14-227n of the general statutes is 65
	103	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 66
	104	+	2, 2024): 67
	105	+	(a) (1) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 68
	106	+	vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children 69
	107	+	while such person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or 70
	108	+	any drug or both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content. 71
	109	+	(2) No person shall operate a school bus, student transportation 72
	110	+	vehicle or other motor vehicle specially designated for carrying children 73
	111	+	in which a child under eighteen years of age is a passenger while such 74
	112	+	person (A) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or 75
	113	+	both, or (B) has an elevated blood alcohol content. 76
	114	+	(3) For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle specially 77
	115	+	designated for carrying children" means any motor vehicle, except for a 78 Raised Bill No. 1082
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113		-	corporation for the transportation of children to or from any program 83
114		-	or activity organized primarily for persons under the age of eighteen 84
115		-	years, with or without charge to the individual being transported, but 85
116		-	does not include a passenger motor vehicle normally used for 86
117		-	personal, family or household purposes that is operated by a person 87
118		-	without a public passenger endorsement; and "elevated blood alcohol 88
119		-	content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is 89
120		-	[eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, 90
121		-	by weight, except that if such person is operating a commercial motor 91
122		-	vehicle, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the 92
123		-	blood of such person that is four-hundredths of one per cent or more 93
124		-	of alcohol, by weight, and if such person is under twenty-one years of 94
125		-	age, "elevated blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the 95
126		-	blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of 96
127		-	alcohol, by weight. 97
128		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 15-133 of the general statutes is 98
129		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 99
130		-	January 2, 2024): 100
131		-	(d) No person shall operate a vessel: (1) While under the influence 101
132		-	of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or (2) while such person has 102
133		-	an elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section and 103
134		-	sections 15-140l and 15-140n, "elevated blood alcohol content" means: 104
135		-	(A) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-105
136		-	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 106
137		-	weight, or (B) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio 107
138		-	of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one 108
139		-	per cent or more of alcohol, by weight. For the purposes of this section 109
140		-	and sections 15-132a, 15-140l, 15-140n, 15-140o and 15-140q, as 110
141		-	amended by this act, "operate" means that the vessel is underway or 111
142		-	aground and not moored, anchored or docked. 112
143		-	Sec. 6. Subdivision (4) of subsection (g) of section 15-140q of the 113
144		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 114
145		-	thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 115 Substitute Bill No. 1082
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	121	+	registered school bus or student transportation vehicle as defined in 79
	122	+	section 14-212, that is designated or used by a person, firm or 80
	123	+	corporation for the transportation of children to or from any program or 81
	124	+	activity organized primarily for persons under the age of eighteen years, 82
	125	+	with or without charge to the individual being transported, but does not 83
	126	+	include a passenger motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or 84
	127	+	household purposes that is operated by a person without a public 85
	128	+	passenger endorsement; and "elevated blood alcohol content" means a 86
	129	+	ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-hundredths] 87
	130	+	five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by weight, except 88
	131	+	that if such person is operating a commercial motor vehicle, "elevated 89
	132	+	blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 90
	133	+	person that is four-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 91
	134	+	weight, and if such person is under twenty-one years of age, "elevated 92
	135	+	blood alcohol content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such 93
	136	+	person that is two-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 94
	137	+	weight. 95
	138	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 15-133 of the general statutes is 96
	139	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 97
	140	+	2, 2024): 98
	141	+	(d) No person shall operate a vessel: (1) While under the influence of 99
	142	+	intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, or (2) while such person has an 100
	143	+	elevated blood alcohol content. For the purposes of this section and 101
	144	+	sections 15-140l and 15-140n, "elevated blood alcohol content" means: 102
	145	+	(A) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-103
	146	+	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 104
	147	+	weight, or (B) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of 105
	148	+	alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 106
	149	+	cent or more of alcohol, by weight. For the purposes of this section and 107
	150	+	sections 15-132a, 15-140l, 15-140n, 15-140o and 15-140q, as amended by 108
	151	+	this act, "operate" means that the vessel is underway or aground and not 109
	152	+	moored, anchored or docked. 110
	153	+	Sec. 6. Subdivision (4) of subsection (g) of section 15-140q of the 111 Raised Bill No. 1082
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150		-	(4) At a hearing held under this subsection, the results of the test, if 116
151		-	administered, shall be sufficient to indicate the ratio of alcohol in the 117
152		-	blood of such person at the time of operation, except that if the results 118
153		-	of an additional test, administered pursuant to section 15-140r, indicate 119
154		-	that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person is [eight-120
155		-	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or less of alcohol, by 121
156		-	weight, and is higher than the results of the first test, evidence shall be 122
157		-	presented that demonstrates that the test results and analysis thereof 123
158		-	accurately indicate the blood alcohol content at the time of operation. 124
159		-	The fees of any witness summoned to appear at a hearing under this 125
160		-	subsection shall be the same as provided in section 52-260. 126
161		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (n) of section 15-140q of the general statutes is 127
162		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 128
163		-	January 2, 2024): 129
164		-	(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 130
165		-	means: (1) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-131
166		-	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 132
167		-	weight, or (2) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio 133
168		-	of alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one 134
169		-	per cent or more of alcohol, by weight. 135
170		-	Sec. 8. Section 38a-498c of the general statutes is repealed and the 136
171		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 137
172		-	No individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the 138
173		-	type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-139
174		-	469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in 140
175		-	this state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat 141
176		-	any injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 142
177		-	occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has 143
178		-	an elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained 144
179		-	such injury while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any 145
180		-	drug or both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol 146
181		-	content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is 147 Substitute Bill No. 1082
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	159	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 112
	160	+	thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 113
	161	+	(4) At a hearing held under this subsection, the results of the test, if 114
	162	+	administered, shall be sufficient to indicate the ratio of alcohol in the 115
	163	+	blood of such person at the time of operation, except that if the results 116
	164	+	of an additional test, administered pursuant to section 15-140r, indicate 117
	165	+	that the ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person is [eight-hundredths] 118
	166	+	five-hundredths of one per cent or less of alcohol, by weight, and is 119
	167	+	higher than the results of the first test, evidence shall be presented that 120
	168	+	demonstrates that the test results and analysis thereof accurately 121
	169	+	indicate the blood alcohol content at the time of operation. The fees of 122
	170	+	any witness summoned to appear at a hearing under this subsection 123
	171	+	shall be the same as provided in section 52-260. 124
	172	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (n) of section 15-140q of the general statutes is 125
	173	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 126
	174	+	2, 2024): 127
	175	+	(n) For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 128
	176	+	means: (1) A ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-129
	177	+	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 130
	178	+	weight, or (2) if such person is under twenty-one years of age, a ratio of 131
	179	+	alcohol in the blood of such person that is two-hundredths of one per 132
	180	+	cent or more of alcohol, by weight. 133
	181	+	Sec. 8. Section 38a-498c of the general statutes is repealed and the 134
	182	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 135
	183	+	No individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 136
	184	+	specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 137
	185	+	delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 138
	186	+	state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat any 139
	187	+	injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 140
	188	+	occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has an 141
	189	+	elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained such 142
	190	+	injury while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or 143 Raised Bill No. 1082
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186		-	[eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, 148
187		-	by weight. 149
188		-	Sec. 9. Section 38a-525c of the general statutes is repealed and the 150
189		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 151
190		-	No group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 152
191		-	specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 153
192		-	delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 154
193		-	state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat any 155
194		-	injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 156
195		-	occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has 157
196		-	an elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained 158
197		-	such injury while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any 159
198		-	drug or both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol 160
199		-	content" means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is 161
200		-	[eight-hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, 162
201		-	by weight. 163
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	196	+	both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 144
	197	+	means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-145
	198	+	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 146
	199	+	weight. 147
	200	+	Sec. 9. Section 38a-525c of the general statutes is repealed and the 148
	201	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2, 2024): 149
	202	+	No group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 150
	203	+	specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 151
	204	+	delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 152
	205	+	state shall deny coverage for health care services rendered to treat any 153
	206	+	injury sustained by any person when such injury is alleged to have 154
	207	+	occurred or occurs under circumstances in which (1) such person has an 155
	208	+	elevated blood alcohol content, or (2) such person has sustained such 156
	209	+	injury while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or 157
	210	+	both. For the purposes of this section, "elevated blood alcohol content" 158
	211	+	means a ratio of alcohol in the blood of such person that is [eight-159
	212	+	hundredths] five-hundredths of one per cent or more of alcohol, by 160
	213	+	weight. 161
	214	+	Sec. 10. Section 13b-212b of the general statutes is repealed and the 162
	215	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 163
	216	+	(a) There is established a Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public 164
	217	+	Transportation Council which shall consist of [fifteen] thirteen members 165
	218	+	appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, all of 166
	219	+	whom shall be (1) [commuters] residents who regularly use the 167
	220	+	transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad line which 168
	221	+	includes the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches of such 169
	222	+	line, (2) [commuters] residents who regularly use the transportation 170
	223	+	services of the [Shoreline] Shore Line East railroad line, [or] (3) residents 171
	224	+	[of a municipality in which the Commissioner of Transportation has 172
	225	+	proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has commenced operation 173
	226	+	after July 1, 2013] who regularly use the transportation services of the 174
	227	+	Hartford railroad line, or (4) residents who regularly use state-owned or 175 Raised Bill No. 1082
	228	+
	229	+
	230	+
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	232	+
	233	+	controlled bus public transportation services. Members shall be 176
	234	+	appointed as follows: (A) The Governor shall appoint [four] five 177
	235	+	members, one of whom shall [be the chief elected official of a 178
	236	+	municipality located on an operating or proposed new rail line] 179
	237	+	regularly use commuter railroad systems and one of whom shall 180
	238	+	regularly use state-owned or controlled bus public transportation 181
	239	+	services; (B) the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint 182
	240	+	[three] two members, one of whom shall be a resident who regularly 183
	241	+	uses the transportation services of the New Haven commuter railroad 184
	242	+	line; (C) the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 185
	243	+	[three] two members, one of whom shall be a resident who regularly 186
	244	+	uses the transportation services of the Hartford railroad line; (D) the 187
	245	+	minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member; (E) the minority 188
	246	+	leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member; (F) 189
	247	+	the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 190
	248	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation shall 191
	249	+	[each] jointly appoint one member, one of whom shall be [from a 192
	250	+	municipality in which the Commissioner of Transportation has 193
	251	+	proposed a new rail line or in which a rail line has commenced operation 194
	252	+	after July 1, 2013, and one of whom shall be from a municipality in 195
	253	+	which a station for the Shoreline East railroad line is located] a resident 196
	254	+	who regularly uses the transportation services of the Shore Line East 197
	255	+	railroad line; and (G) the ranking members of said committee shall 198
	256	+	jointly appoint one member. [who shall be from a municipality served 199
	257	+	by the Danbury or Waterbury branches of the New Haven commuter 200
	258	+	railroad line.] Each member shall serve for a term of four years. All 201
	259	+	initial appointments to the council shall be made by August 1, [2013] 202
	260	+	2023, and initial members shall serve a four-year term commencing on 203
	261	+	August 1, [2013] 2023. Any vacancy shall be filled by the original 204
	262	+	appointing authority by appointment for the unexpired portion of any 205
	263	+	term. Members of the council shall serve until their respective 206
	264	+	successors are appointed and approved by the General Assembly. 207
	265	+	(b) [The members of the council shall choose one of the members of 208
	266	+	the council to be chairperson of the council.] The Governor shall appoint 209 Raised Bill No. 1082
	267	+
	268	+
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	271	+
	272	+	two cochairpersons of the council from among the members of the 210
	273	+	council, one of whom shall regularly use commuter railroad systems 211
	274	+	and one of whom shall regularly use state-owned or controlled bus 212
	275	+	public transportation services. A majority of the members of the council 213
	276	+	then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any 214
	277	+	business, and action shall be by vote of a majority of the members 215
	278	+	present at a meeting. The council shall meet at least once during each 216
	279	+	calendar quarter and at such other times as the [chairperson deems] 217
	280	+	cochairpersons deem necessary or upon the request of a majority of the 218
	281	+	members in office. Special meetings shall be held at the request of such 219
	282	+	majority after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. 220
	283	+	Any member who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held 221
	284	+	during any calendar year or who fails to attend three consecutive 222
	285	+	meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from office. 223
	286	+	(c) The Department of Transportation shall maintain records of each 224
	287	+	request for information and data received from the council and denote 225
	288	+	the status of any such request. 226
	289	+	Sec. 11. Section 13b-212c of the general statutes is repealed and the 227
	290	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 228
	291	+	The Connecticut [Commuter Rail] Public Transportation Council 229
	292	+	shall [study and investigate all aspects of the daily] monitor the 230
	293	+	performance and operation of [commuter rail lines] the commuter 231
	294	+	railroad systems and state-owned or controlled bus pu blic 232
	295	+	transportation services in the state [, monitor their performance] and 233
	296	+	recommend changes to improve the efficiency, equity and [the] quality 234
	297	+	of service [of the operation of such lines] on such systems and services. 235
	298	+	The council may request [and shall receive] from any department, 236
	299	+	division, board, bureau, commission, agency [,] or public authority of 237
	300	+	the state, or any political subdivision thereof, such assistance and data 238
	301	+	[as it requests and] that will enable it to properly carry out its activities 239
	302	+	for the purposes set forth in this section. The council shall also [work 240
	303	+	with the Department of Transportation to] serve as an advocate for 241
	304	+	customers of all commuter [lines] railroad systems and state-owned or 242 Raised Bill No. 1082
	305	+
	306	+
	307	+
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	309	+
	310	+	controlled bus public transportation services in the state. [and shall 243
	311	+	make recommendations for improvements to such lines.] The council 244
	312	+	shall report its findings and recommendations annually on or before 245
	313	+	January fifteenth, to the Governor, the Commissioner of Transportation, 246
	314	+	the General Assembly, the Metro North Rail Commuter Council located 247
	315	+	in the state of New York and the management advisory board of the 248
	316	+	office of the inspector general of the Metropolitan Transportation 249
	317	+	Authority located in the state of New York. 250
	318	+	Sec. 12. Section 20 of public act 21-175 is repealed and the following 251
	319	+	is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 252
	320	+	The Commissioner of Transportation shall study the feasibility of (1) 253
	321	+	extending the Shore Line East rail line to the state of Rhode Island, (2) 254
	322	+	establishing a new passenger rail service from the town of New London 255
	323	+	to the town of Norwich, (3) establishing a new passenger train station in 256
	324	+	the town of Groton and the borough of Stonington, and (4) extending 257
	325	+	ground transportation systems in the eastern region of the state and 258
	326	+	providing interconnection between such systems and rail lines. The 259
	327	+	commissioner may seek and use any available federal funds to conduct 260
	328	+	such study. On or before [January] December 1, 2023, the commissioner 261
	329	+	shall submit the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 262
	330	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 263
	331	+	transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 264
	332	+	general statutes. 265
	333	+	Sec. 13. Section 13b-103 of the general statutes is repealed and the 266
	334	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 267
	335	+	(a) (1) No person, association, limited liability company or 268
	336	+	corporation shall operate a motor vehicle in livery service until such 269
	337	+	person, association, limited liability company or corporation has 270
	338	+	obtained a permit from the Department of Transportation, specifying 271
	339	+	the nature and extent of the service to be rendered and certifying that 272
	340	+	public convenience and necessity will be improved by the operation and 273
	341	+	conduct of such livery service. Such permits shall be issued only after a 274 Raised Bill No. 1082
	342	+
	343	+
	344	+
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	346	+
	347	+	written application for the same has been made and a public hearing has 275
	348	+	been held thereon. Upon receipt of such application, together with the 276
	349	+	payment of a fee of two hundred dollars, the department shall fix a time 277
	350	+	and place of hearing thereon, within a reasonable time, and shall 278
	351	+	promptly give written notice of the pendency of such application and of 279
	352	+	the time and place of such hearing to each applicant, the mayor of each 280
	353	+	city, the warden of each borough and the first selectman of each town, 281
	354	+	within which any such applicant desires to maintain an office or 282
	355	+	headquarters, to any carrier legally operating motor vehicles in livery 283
	356	+	service within the same territory and to other interested parties as 284
	357	+	determined by the department. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of 285
	358	+	subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a permit for 286
	359	+	the operation of vehicles (A) having a capacity of less than eleven adults 287
	360	+	or to be used exclusively at funerals, weddings, christenings, 288
	361	+	processions or celebrations, without holding a hearing and certifying 289
	362	+	that public convenience and necessity would be improved by the 290
	363	+	operation of such vehicles, or (B) having a capacity of not less than 291
	364	+	eleven or more than fourteen adults and used for sightseeing and 292
	365	+	related purposes, without holding a hearing, provided the department 293
	366	+	issues a legal notice, as provided under section 1-2, of such application 294
	367	+	and no objection is filed with the department within thirty days of 295
	368	+	publication of such notice. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of 296
	369	+	subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue a 297
	370	+	temporary or permanent permit to any person, association, limited 298
	371	+	liability company or corporation operating a motor vehicle engaged in 299
	372	+	the transportation of passengers for hire by virtue of a contract with, or 300
	373	+	a lower tier contract for, any federal, state or municipal agency that (A) 301
	374	+	is in effect on July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after a written 302
	375	+	application for the same has been made and the department has 303
	376	+	determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b) 304
	377	+	of this section except with respect to public convenience and necessity, 305
	378	+	or (B) becomes effective after July 1, 1997, with or without hearing, after 306
	379	+	a written application for the same has been made and the department 307
	380	+	has determined that the applicant meets the requirements of subsection 308
	381	+	(b) of this section. Any such permit issued under the provisions of this 309 Raised Bill No. 1082
	382	+
	383	+
	384	+
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	386	+
	387	+	subdivision (i) shall be limited to service provided under any such 310
	388	+	contract, and (ii) with respect to any contract under the provisions of 311
	389	+	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, shall not authorize a total number 312
	390	+	of motor vehicles exceeding the number required to provide service 313
	391	+	existing under such contract on July 1, 1997. (4) Notwithstanding the 314
	392	+	provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department shall 315
	393	+	issue to any person who has an intrastate livery permit for at least one 316
	394	+	year, upon the application of such person, up to two additional vehicle 317
	395	+	authorizations each year without a hearing and without written notice 318
	396	+	of the pendency of the application, if all the existing permits held by 319
	397	+	such person are registered and in use and if there are no outstanding 320
	398	+	violations or matters pending adjudication against such person. Such 321
	399	+	person may submit a second application for up to two additional vehicle 322
	400	+	authorizations for each such year. The department shall have thirty 323
	401	+	calendar days to issue such amended permit upon receipt of an 324
	402	+	application and the payment of the fee described in subdivision (1) of 325
	403	+	this subsection. 326
	404	+	(b) In determining whether or not such a permit will be granted, the 327
	405	+	Department of Transportation shall take into consideration the present 328
	406	+	or future public convenience and necessity for the service the applicant 329
	407	+	proposes to render, the suitability of the applicant or the suitability of 330
	408	+	the management if the applicant is a limited liability company or 331
	409	+	corporation, the financial responsibility of the applicant, the ability of 332
	410	+	the applicant efficiently and properly to perform the service for which 333
	411	+	authority is requested and the fitness, willingness and ability of the 334
	412	+	applicant to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the 335
	413	+	requirements and regulations of the department under this chapter. 336
	414	+	(c) Any interested party may bring a written petition to the 337
	415	+	Department of Transportation in respect to fares, service, operation or 338
	416	+	equipment, or the convenience, protection and safety of the public with 339
	417	+	regard to any carrier operating a motor vehicle in livery service. 340
	418	+	Thereupon, the department may fix a time and place for a hearing upon 341
	419	+	such petition and give notice thereof. No permit shall be sold or 342
	420	+	transferred until the department, upon written application to it setting 343 Raised Bill No. 1082
	421	+
	422	+
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	425	+
	426	+	forth the purpose, terms and conditions thereof and accompanied by a 344
	427	+	fee of two hundred dollars, after investigation, approves the same. The 345
	428	+	department may amend or, for sufficient cause shown, may suspend or 346
	429	+	revoke any such permit. The department may order appropriate 347
	430	+	corrective action as the department deems necessary, including, but not 348
	431	+	limited to, the attendance of a motor vehicle operator retraining 349
	432	+	program. The department may impose a civil penalty on any person or 350
	433	+	any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation 351
	434	+	who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted 352
	435	+	under section 13b-102, as amended by this act, with respect to fares, 353
	436	+	service, operation, [or] equipment, management or staffing, in an 354
	437	+	amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per day for each violation. 355
	438	+	Prior to the imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection, the 356
	439	+	department shall provide notice to said person or officer no later than 357
	440	+	fifteen business days after receipt of information concerning an alleged 358
	441	+	violation and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing. 359
	442	+	[(d) The owner or operator of each motor vehicle in livery service 360
	443	+	shall display in such vehicle such permit or a memorandum thereof.] 361
	444	+	[(e)] (d) (1) Any person who holds himself or herself out to be the 362
	445	+	operator of a motor vehicle in livery service who has not received a 363
	446	+	permit under this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 364
	447	+	(2) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine 365
	448	+	amount received for a violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection with 366
	449	+	respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the 367
	450	+	Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 368
	451	+	the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 369
	452	+	on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 370
	453	+	year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 371
	454	+	under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 372
	455	+	clerk or official. 373
	456	+	[(f)] (e) The Department of Transportation may revoke a permit 374
	457	+	issued under this section or section 13b-105 without a hearing, provided 375 Raised Bill No. 1082
	458	+
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	462	+
	463	+	(1) the department sends a notice of revocation to the permit holder at 376
	464	+	the address of the permit holder on file with the department and (A) the 377
	465	+	notice is returned as undeliverable or could not be delivered, or (B) the 378
	466	+	permit holder fails to respond to the notice within the time period 379
	467	+	specified by the department in such notice, (2) the department conducts 380
	468	+	a physical inspection of the address of the permit holder on file with the 381
	469	+	department and determines that no livery service is operated at such 382
	470	+	address, and (3) no motor vehicle is registered by the permit holder with 383
	471	+	the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used as specified in the permit 384
	472	+	pursuant to section 13b-106. 385
	473	+	Sec. 14. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 13b-102 of the 386
	474	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 387
	475	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 388
	476	+	(a) (1) Each person, association, limited liability company or 389
	477	+	corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in livery service shall 390
	478	+	be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and 391
	479	+	the department may prescribe adequate service and reasonable rates 392
	480	+	and charges and prescribe and establish such reasonable regulations, in 393
	481	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to fares, 394
	482	+	service, operation, [and] equipment, management and staffing as it 395
	483	+	deems necessary for the convenience, protection, safety and best 396
	484	+	interests of passengers and the public.397
202	485		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
203	486		sections:
204	487
205	488		Section 1 January 2, 2024 14-227a(a)
206	489		Sec. 2 January 2, 2024 14-227b(n)
207	490		Sec. 3 January 2, 2024 14-227m(a)
208	491		Sec. 4 January 2, 2024 14-227n(a)
209	492		Sec. 5 January 2, 2024 15-133(d)
210	493		Sec. 6 January 2, 2024 15-140q(g)(4)
211	494		Sec. 7 January 2, 2024 15-140q(n)
212	495		Sec. 8 January 2, 2024 38a-498c
213	496		Sec. 9 January 2, 2024 38a-525c
	497	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 13b-212b Raised Bill No. 1082
214	498
215		-	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
	499	+
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	502	+
	503	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 13b-212c
	504	+	Sec. 12 from passage PA 21-175, Sec. 20
	505	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 13b-103
	506	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 13b-102(a)(1)
	507	+
	508	+	Statement of Purpose:
	509	+	To implement recommendations of the Department of Transportation
	510	+	concerning (1) lowering the blood alcohol content for driving and
	511	+	boating under the influence from eight-hundredths to five-hundredths
	512	+	of one per cent of alcohol, by weight, (2) establishing the Connecticut
	513	+	Public Transportation Council, (3) requiring the results of the study
	514	+	regarding the Shore Line East rail line be submitted on or before
	515	+	December 1, 2023, and (4) motor vehicles in livery service.
	516	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	517	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	518	+	underlined.]
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