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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7060
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION WORKER SAFETY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) Connecticut Special Service Road 495 1
from Miller Avenue southerly to the southbound Connecticut Route 15 2
access ramp in the city of Meriden shall be designated the "Andrew 3
DiDomenico Memorial Highway". 4
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Bridge No. 01241 carrying Jude Lane 5
over Interstate Route 84 eastbound and westbound in the town of 6
Southington shall be designated the "State Trooper First Class Aaron M. 7
Pelletier Memorial Bridge". 8
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes of this 9
section: 10
(1) "Highway work zone" and "highway worker" have the same 11
meanings as provided in section 14-212d of the general statutes, as 12
amended by this act; 13
(2) "Emergency vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in section 14
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14-283 of the general statutes; 15
(3) "Drivers' school" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-16
68 of the general statutes; and 17
(4) "Moving violation" and "suspension violation" have the same 18
meanings as provided in section 14-111g of the general statutes. 19
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require the attendance 20
and successful completion of a highway work zone and roadside vehicle 21
awareness program by (1) any applicant for a motor vehicle operator's 22
license or instruction permit issued under section 14-36 of the general 23
statutes, as amended by this act, and (2) any motor vehicle operator who 24
has been convicted of a violation of section 14-283b of the general 25
statutes, as amended by this act, or 14-212d of the general statutes, as 26
amended by this act. 27
(c) The highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness 28
program shall be taught by a designee of the Commissioner of Motor 29
Vehicles or by an instructor approved by the commissioner. Such 30
program, at a minimum, shall (1) review principles of safe motor vehicle 31
operation, (2) highlight the dangers of highway work zones, (3) 32
emphasize risks associated with unsafe driving in a highway work zone, 33
(4) include testimonials from highway workers and the families of 34
highway workers, (5) emphasize the dangers posed by vehicles that are 35
located on the shoulder of a highway, (6) review proper interactions 36
with emergency vehicles, and (7) conclude with a test in a written or 37
electronic format. 38
(d) Such program shall be offered by the Department of Motor 39
Vehicles, or by any other organization certified by the commissioner to 40
conduct such program in person in a congregate setting, through 41
distance learning or through a combination of both in-person and 42
distance learning, provided such distance learning has interactive 43
components such as mandatory interactions, participation or testing. 44
Any drivers' school that means the licensure requirement of part IV of 45
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chapter 246 of the general statutes shall be eligible to seek certification 46
to offer the highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness 47
program. The commissioner shall determine the number of program 48
providers necessary to serve the needs of the public. 49
(e) (1) Each organization or drivers' school seeking certification or 50
recertification to conduct such program shall submit an application to 51
the department in such form as the commissioner shall require and an 52
application fee of three hundred fifty dollars. Each such applicant shall: 53
(A) Be registered to do business in this state and continuously 54
maintain good standing with the office of the Secretary of the State; 55
(B) File and continuously maintain a surety bond in the amount of 56
fifty thousand dollars. Such bond shall be conditioned upon compliance 57
with the provisions of any state or federal law or regulation concerning 58
the conduct of a highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety 59
awareness program and provided as indemnity for any loss or expense 60
sustained by either the state or any person by reason of any acts or 61
omissions of the program provider. Such bond shall be executed in the 62
name of the State of Connecticut for the benefit of any aggrieved party, 63
but the penalty of the bond shall not be invoked except upon order of 64
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles after a hearing held before the 65
commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 66
general statutes; 67
(C) Have a permanent place of business in this state where all records 68
pertaining to such program shall be maintained and accessible to the 69
commissioner during normal business hours; 70
(D) Submit for approval by the commissioner a detailed curriculum 71
and lesson plan, including any changes to such curriculum and lesson 72
plan, which shall be used in each program; and 73
(E) Electronically transmit information concerning enrollment and 74
program completion to the commissioner at such times and in such form 75
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as the commissioner shall prescribe. 76
(2) Prior to the certification of an applicant, the commissioner shall 77
investigate the applicant's character, driving history and criminal 78
history. If the applicant is a business entity, such investigation shall 79
include the principals and officers of such entity. The applicant shall 80
submit to the commissioner any information pertaining to current or 81
past criminal or civil actions. The certification of a program provider by 82
the commissioner shall not be transferable and shall be valid for a two-83
year period. Recertification of a provider shall be at the discretion of the 84
commissioner and in such form and manner determined by the 85
commissioner. 86
(f) Any person who is required to attend a highway work zone and 87
roadside vehicle safety program because such person has been 88
convicted of a violation of section 14-283b of the general statutes, as 89
amended by this act, or 14-212d of the general statutes, as amended by 90
this act, shall (1) attend and successfully complete such program in 91
person in a congregate setting, and (2) shall have such requirement and 92
the completion date of such requirement posted on such person's 93
driving history record maintained by the commissioner. The date of 94
program completion shall remain on such person's driving history 95
record until such person has attained thirty-six consecutive months 96
without any additional moving violations, suspension violations or 97
violation of section 14-283b of the general statutes, as amended by this 98
act, being posted to such person's driving history record. Until the 99
completion of such thirty-six consecutive months, the Commissioner of 100
Motor Vehicles shall suspend such person's operator's license or 101
operating privilege for: (A) Thirty days upon a first conviction for any 102
specified moving violation, suspension violation or violation of section 103
14-283b of the general statutes, as amended by this act; (B) sixty days 104
upon a second conviction for any specified moving violation, 105
suspension violation or violation of section 14-283b of the general 106
statutes, as amended by this act; and (C) ninety days for a third or 107
subsequent conviction of a specified moving violation, suspension 108
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violation or violation of section 14-283b of the general statutes, as 109
amended by this act. 110
(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with 111
chapter 54 of the general statutes to implement the provisions of this 112
section. 113
Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 14-36 of the general statutes is 114
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 115
1, 2025): 116
(d) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued to any 117
applicant who is sixteen or seventeen years of age unless the applicant 118
has held a youth instruction permit and has satisfied the requirements 119
specified in this subsection. The applicant shall (A) submit to the 120
commissioner, in such manner as the commissioner shall direct, a 121
certificate of the successful completion (i) in a public secondary school, 122
a technical education and career school or a private secondary school of 123
a full course of study in motor vehicle operation prepared as provided 124
in section 14-36e, (ii) of training of similar nature provided by a licensed 125
drivers' school approved by the commissioner, or (iii) of home training 126
in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, including, in each 127
case, or by a combination of such types of training, successful 128
completion of: Not less than forty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-129
the-road instruction for applicants to whom a youth instruction permit 130
is issued on or after August 1, 2008; (B) submit to the commissioner, in 131
such manner as the commissioner shall direct, a certificate of the 132
successful completion of (i) a course of not less than eight hours relative 133
to safe driving practices, including a minimum of four hours on the 134
nature and the medical, biological and physiological effects of alcohol 135
and drugs, including cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, and their 136
impact on the operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers associated with 137
the operation of a motor vehicle after the consumption of alcohol or 138
drugs by the operator, the problems of alcohol and drug abuse, the 139
penalties for alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations and a 140
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video presentation specific to the impact of cannabis on the operator of 141
a motor vehicle and how the ingestion of cannabis can cause impairment 142
of motor function, reaction time, perception and peripheral vision, and 143
(ii) for applicants to whom a youth instruction permit is issued on or 144
after October 1, 2025, the highway work zone and roadside vehicle 145
safety awareness program described in section 3 of this act; and (C) pass 146
an examination which may include a comprehensive test as to 147
knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the 148
road in addition to the test required under subsection (c) of this section 149
and shall include an on-the-road skills test as prescribed by the 150
commissioner. At the time of application and examination for a motor 151
vehicle operator's license, an applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age 152
shall have held a youth instruction permit for not less than one hundred 153
eighty days, except that an applicant who presents a certificate under 154
subparagraph (A)(i) or subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision shall 155
have held a youth instruction permit for not less than one hundred 156
twenty days and an applicant who is undergoing training and 157
instruction by the driver training unit for persons with disabilities in 158
accordance with the provisions of section 14-11b shall have held such 159
permit for the period of time required by said unit. The commissioner 160
shall approve the content of the safe driving [instruction] practices 161
course at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools. 162
Subject to such standards and requirements as the commissioner may 163
impose, the commissioner may authorize any drivers' school, licensed 164
in good standing in accordance with the provisions of section 14-69, or 165
secondary school driver education program authorized pursuant to the 166
provisions of section 14-36e, to administer the comprehensive test as to 167
knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the 168
road, required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, as part 169
of the safe driving practices course required pursuant to subparagraph 170
(B) of this subdivision, and to certify to the commissioner, under oath, 171
the results of each such test administered. Such hours of instruction 172
required by this subdivision shall be included as part of or in addition 173
to any existing instruction programs. Any fee charged for the course 174
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required under subparagraph (B)(ii) or subparagraph (B)(iii) of this 175
subdivision shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars. Any applicant 176
sixteen or seventeen years of age who, while a resident of another state, 177
completed the course required in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, 178
but did not complete the safe driving practices course required in 179
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, shall complete the safe driving 180
practices course. The commissioner may waive any requirement in this 181
subdivision, except for [that in] the requirements of subparagraph (C) 182
of this subdivision, in the case of an applicant sixteen or seventeen years 183
of age who holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any 184
other state, provided the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has 185
received training and instruction of a similar nature. 186
(2) The commissioner may accept as evidence of sufficient training 187
under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection home 188
training as evidenced by a written statement submitted to the 189
commissioner, in such manner as the commissioner directs. Such 190
statement shall be signed by the spouse of a married minor applicant, or 191
by a parent, grandparent, foster parent or legal guardian of an applicant, 192
and state that the applicant has obtained a youth instruction permit and 193
has successfully completed a driving course taught by the person 194
signing the statement, that the signer has had an operator's license for 195
at least four years preceding the date of the statement, and that the 196
signer has not had such license suspended by the commissioner for at 197
least four years preceding the date of the statement. If the applicant has 198
no spouse, parent, grandparent, foster parent or guardian so qualified 199
and available to give the instruction, such statement may be signed by 200
the applicant's stepparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, by blood or 201
marriage, provided the person signing the statement is qualified. 202
(3) The knowledge test for a class D motor vehicle operator's license 203
required under this section shall be administered (A) in electronic and 204
audio format and any other format the commissioner deems 205
appropriate, and (B) at the option of the applicant, in English, Spanish 206
or any language spoken at home by at least one per cent of the state's 207
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population, according to statistics prepared by the United States Census 208
Bureau, based on the most recent decennial census. The knowledge test 209
shall also be administered in a written or electronic format in at least 210
twenty-six other languages that the commissioner, in consultation with 211
representatives of organizations that advocate on behalf of or assist 212
immigrants, refugees or other persons who are English language 213
learners, determines are responsive to the linguistic needs of the 214
emerging immigrant and refugee populations in the state. Each 215
knowledge test offered in such other languages shall be reviewed by a 216
person who is fluent in the language of such knowledge test and may 217
also be administered in an audio format as the commissioner deems 218
appropriate. The commissioner shall require any applicant under this 219
section to have sufficient understanding of English for the interpretation 220
of traffic control signs. 221
(4) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 222
provisions of chapter 54, to implement the purposes of this subsection 223
concerning the requirements for behind-the-wheel, on-the-road 224
instruction, the content of safe driving [instruction] practices course at 225
drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the 226
administration and certification of required testing. 227
Sec. 5. Section 14-37b of the general statutes is repealed and the 228
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 229
Any applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license who has not 230
previously held a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license and who 231
does not hold a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any 232
other state, by any territory or possession of the United States, or by any 233
foreign country with which the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles has an 234
agreement for reciprocal recognition of driver training requirements, 235
shall be subject to the requirements of subdivision (3) of subsection (e) 236
of section 14-36 and shall be required to present to the Commissioner of 237
Motor Vehicles a certificate of the successful completion of (1) a course 238
of not less than eight hours relative to safe driving practices, including 239
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a minimum of four hours on the nature and the medical, biological and 240
physiological effects of alcohol and drugs and their impact on the 241
operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers associated with the operation 242
of a motor vehicle after the consumption of alcohol or drugs by the 243
operator, the problems of alcohol and drug abuse and the penalties for 244
alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations, and (2) on and after 245
October 1, 2025, the highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety 246
awareness program described in section 3 of this act. The commissioner 247
may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 248
establishing standards for commercial drivers' schools that are licensed 249
in accordance with the provisions of section 14-69 to offer and conduct 250
the course of instruction required by this section. 251
Sec. 6. Section 14-222 of the general statutes is repealed and the 252
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 253
(a) (1) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public 254
highway of the state, or any road of any specially chartered municipal 255
association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 256
105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads 257
and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more or upon any 258
private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance 259
with the provisions of section 14-218a or section 14-307a or upon any 260
school property recklessly, having regard to the width, traffic and use 261
of such highway, road, school property or parking area, the intersection 262
of streets and the weather conditions. 263
(2) The operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or 264
parking area for ten cars or more at such a rate of speed as to endanger 265
the life of any person other than the operator of such motor vehicle, or 266
the operation, downgrade, upon any highway, of any motor vehicle 267
with a commercial registration with the clutch or gears disengaged, or 268
the operation knowingly of a motor vehicle with defective mechanism, 269
shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. 270
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(3) The operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or 271
parking area for ten cars or more at a rate of speed greater than eighty-272
five miles per hour shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this 273
section. 274
(4) The operation of a motor vehicle upon a limited access highway 275
while engaged in any activity prohibited by section 14-296aa, as 276
amended by this act, shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this 277
section. 278
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section (1) for the 279
first offense, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more 280
than three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or 281
be both fined and imprisoned, [for the first offense] except any person 282
who violates any provision of this section while operating a motor 283
vehicle within a highway work zone, as defined in section 14-212d, as 284
amended by this act, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars 285
or imprisoned more than three months or be both fined and imprisoned, 286
and (2) for each subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than six 287
hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined 288
and imprisoned. 289
Sec. 7. Section 14-296aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 290
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 291
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 292
following meanings: 293
(1) "Mobile telephone" means a cellular, analog, wireless or digital 294
telephone capable of sending or receiving telephone communications 295
without an access line for service. 296
(2) "Using" or "use" means holding a hand-held mobile telephone to, 297
or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear. 298
(3) "Hand-held mobile telephone" means a mobile telephone with 299
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which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. 300
(4) "Hands-free accessory" means an attachment, add-on, built-in 301
feature, or addition to a mobile telephone, whether or not permanently 302
installed in a motor vehicle, that, when used, allows the vehicle operator 303
to maintain both hands on the steering wheel. 304
(5) "Hands-free mobile telephone" means a hand-held mobile 305
telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped 306
with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of 307
such hand-held mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call 308
without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is 309
necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. 310
(6) "Engage in a call" means talking into or listening on a hand-held 311
mobile telephone, but does not include holding a hand-held mobile 312
telephone to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. 313
(7) "Immediate proximity" means the distance that permits the 314
operator of a hand-held mobile telephone to hear telecommunications 315
transmitted over such hand-held mobile telephone, but does not require 316
physical contact with such operator's ear. 317
(8) "Mobile electronic device" means any hand-held or other portable 318
electronic equipment capable of providing data communication 319
between two or more persons, including a text messaging device, a 320
paging device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, 321
equipment that is capable of playing a video game or a digital video 322
disk, or equipment on which digital photographs are taken or 323
transmitted, or any combination thereof, but does not include any audio 324
equipment or any equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the 325
purpose of providing navigation, emergency assistance to the operator 326
of such motor vehicle or video entertainment to the passengers in the 327
rear seats of such motor vehicle. 328
(9) "Operating a motor vehicle" means operating a motor vehicle on 329
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any highway, [as defined in section 14-1,] including being temporarily 330
stationary due to traffic, road conditions or a traffic control sign or 331
signal, but not including being parked on the side or shoulder of any 332
highway where such vehicle is safely able to remain stationary. 333
(10) "Highway", "commercial motor vehicle" and "authorized 334
emergency vehicle" have the same meanings as provided in section 14-335
1. 336
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and 337
subsections (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall operate a motor 338
vehicle upon a highway [, as defined in section 14-1,] while using a 339
hand-held mobile telephone to engage in a call or while using a mobile 340
electronic device. An operator of a motor vehicle who types, sends or 341
reads a text message with a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile 342
electronic device while operating a motor vehicle shall be in violation of 343
this section, except that if such operator is driving a commercial motor 344
vehicle, [as defined in section 14-1,] such operator shall be charged with 345
a violation of subsection (e) of this section. 346
(2) An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a hand-held mobile 347
telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, his or her ear while 348
operating a motor vehicle is presumed to be engaging in a call within 349
the meaning of this section. The presumption established by this 350
subdivision is rebuttable by evidence tending to show that the operator 351
was not engaged in a call. 352
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as 353
authorizing the seizure or forfeiture of a hand-held mobile telephone or 354
a mobile electronic device, unless otherwise provided by law. 355
(4) Subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not apply to: (A) The use 356
of a hand-held mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating 357
with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: An 358
emergency response operator; a hospital, physician's office or health 359
clinic; an ambulance company; a fire department; or a police 360
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department, or (B) any of the following persons while in the 361
performance of their official duties and within the scope of their 362
employment: A peace officer, as defined in subdivision (9) of section 363
53a-3, a firefighter or an operator of an ambulance or authorized 364
emergency vehicle [, as defined in section 14-1,] or a member of the 365
armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, while 366
operating a military vehicle, or (C) the use of a hand-held radio by a 367
person with an amateur radio station license issued by the Federal 368
Communications Commission in emergency situations for emergency 369
purposes only, or (D) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone. 370
(c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 371
electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a 372
mobile electronic device, while operating a school bus that is carrying 373
passengers, except that this subsection shall not apply when such 374
person: (1) Places an emergency call to school officials; (2) uses a hand-375
held mobile telephone as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision 376
(4) of subsection (b) of this section; (3) uses a hand-held mobile 377
telephone or mobile electronic device in a manner similar to a two-way 378
radio to allow real-time communication with a school official, an 379
emergency response operator, a hospital, physician's office or health 380
clinic, an ambulance company, a fire department or a police department; 381
or (4) uses a mobile electronic device with a video display, provided 382
such device (A) is used as a global positioning system or to provide 383
navigation, (B) is securely attached inside the school bus near such 384
person, and (C) has been approved for such use by the Department of 385
Motor Vehicles. 386
(d) No person under eighteen years of age shall use any hand-held 387
mobile telephone, including one with a hands-free accessory, or a 388
mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a public 389
highway, except as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of 390
subsection (b) of this section. 391
(e) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 392
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electronic device or type, read or send text or a text message with or 393
from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while operating a 394
commercial motor vehicle, [as defined in section 14-1,] except for the 395
purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an 396
emergency situation: An emergency response operator; a hospital; 397
physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance company; a fire 398
department or a police department. 399
(f) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this 400
section, no person shall engage in any activity not related to the actual 401
operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe 402
operation of such vehicle on any highway. [, as defined in section 14-1.] 403
(g) Any law enforcement officer who issues a summons for a 404
violation of this section shall record on such summons the specific 405
nature of any distracted driving behavior observed by such officer. 406
(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined two hundred 407
dollars for a first violation, three hundred seventy-five dollars for a 408
second violation and six hundred twenty-five dollars for a third or 409
subsequent violation. 410
(i) An operator of a motor vehicle who commits a moving violation, 411
as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-111g, while engaged in any 412
activity prohibited by this section shall be fined in accordance with 413
subsection (h) of this section, in addition to any penalty or fine imposed 414
for the moving violation. 415
(j) The state shall remit to a municipality twenty-five per cent of the 416
fine amount received for a violation of this section with respect to each 417
summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court 418
or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior 419
Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before 420
the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify 421
to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this 422
subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or 423
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official. 424
(k) A record of any violation of this section shall appear on the 425
driving history record or motor vehicle record, as defined in section 14-426
10, of any person who commits such violation, and the record of such 427
violation shall be available to any motor vehicle insurer in accordance 428
with the provisions of section 14-10. 429
(l) No person shall be subject to the prosecution for a violation of the 430
provisions of this section and subsection (a) of section 14-222, as 431
amended by this act, because of the same offense. 432
Sec. 8. Subsection (d) of section 14-283b of the general statutes is 433
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 434
1, 2025): 435
(d) (1) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of 436
this section shall have committed an infraction, except that if such 437
violation results in the injury of the operator or any occupant of an 438
emergency vehicle, such person shall be fined not more than [two 439
thousand five hundred] ten thousand dollars and, if such violation 440
results in the death of the operator or any occupant of an emergency 441
vehicle, such person shall be fined not more than [ten] twenty thousand 442
dollars. 443
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (c) of this 444
section shall have committed an infraction. 445
Sec. 9. Subsection (f) of section 14-212d of the general statutes is 446
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 447
1, 2025): 448
(f) Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for committing the offense of 449
aggravated endangerment of a highway worker, a person shall be 450
subject to a fine of (1) not more than [five] ten thousand dollars if such 451
offense results in serious physical injury to a highway worker, or (2) 452
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[ten] twenty thousand dollars if such offense results in the death of a 453
highway worker, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law. 454
Sec. 10. Section 14-298 of the general statutes is repealed and the 455
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 456
(a) There shall be within the Department of Transportation the Office 457
of the State Traffic Administration, which shall constitute a successor to 458
the State Traffic Commission, in accordance with the provisions of 459
sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39. 460
(b) For the purpose of standardization and uniformity, said office 461
shall adopt [and cause to be printed for publication] regulations in 462
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing a uniform 463
system of traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings consistent 464
with the provisions of this chapter for use upon the public highways. 465
The Commissioner of Transportation shall make known to the General 466
Assembly the availability of such regulations and any requesting 467
member shall be sent a written copy or electronic storage media of such 468
regulations by said commissioner. Taking into consideration the public 469
safety and convenience with respect to the width and character of the 470
highways and roads affected, the density of traffic thereon and the 471
character of such traffic, said office shall also adopt regulations, in 472
cooperation and agreement with local traffic authorities and in 473
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, governing the use of state 474
highways and roads on state-owned properties, and the operation of 475
vehicles, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, bicycles, as 476
defined in section 14-286, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters 477
thereon. A list of limited-access highways shall be published with such 478
regulations and said list shall be revised and published once each year. 479
The Commissioner of Transportation shall make known to the General 480
Assembly the availability of such regulations and list and any 481
requesting member shall be sent a written copy or electronic storage 482
media of such regulations and list by the commissioner. A list of limited-483
access highways opened to traffic by the Commissioner of 484
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Transportation in the interim period between publications shall be 485
maintained in the Office of the State Traffic Administration and such 486
regulations shall apply to the use of such listed highways. 487
(c) Said office shall also [make] adopt regulations, in cooperation and 488
agreement with local traffic authorities, respecting the use by through 489
truck traffic of streets and highways within the limits of, and under the 490
jurisdiction of, any city, town or borough of this state for the protection 491
and safety of the public. If said office determines that the prohibition of 492
through truck traffic on any street or highway is necessary because of 493
an immediate and imminent threat to the public health and safety and 494
the local traffic authority is precluded for any reason from acting on 495
such prohibition, the office, if it is not otherwise precluded from so 496
acting, may impose such prohibition. 497
(d) (1) Said office may place and maintain traffic control signals, 498
signs, markings and other safety devices, which it deems to be in the 499
interests of public safety, upon such highways as come within the 500
jurisdiction of said office as set forth in section 14-297. 501
(2) On and after October 1, 2025, said office shall require each 502
installation and reinstallation of an edge line on a limited access 503
highway to be six inches wide and in accordance with the Federal 504
Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 505
for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time. 506
(e) The traffic authority of any city, town or borough may place and 507
maintain traffic control signals, signs, markings and other safety devices 508
upon the highways under its jurisdiction, and all such signals, devices, 509
signs and markings shall conform to the regulations established by said 510
office in accordance with this chapter, and such traffic authority shall, 511
with respect to traffic control signals, conform to the provisions of 512
section 14-299. 513
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 14-36(d)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 14-37b
Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 14-222
Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 14-296aa
Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 14-283b(d)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 14-212d(f)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2025 14-298
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) designate a portion of a highway in honor of Andrew
DiDomenico and a bridge in honor of State Trooper First Class Aaron
M. Pelletier, (2) establish a work zone and roadside vehicle safety
awareness program, (3) make distracted driving on a limited access
highway a reckless driving violation, (4) increase the penalties for
endangering a highway worker and violating the "move over" law, and
(5) require the installation of six-inch-wide edge lines on limited access
highways.
[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.]