CT HB 6676

Author

Steven Stafstrom
Legislative Office Building Room 2500 Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-8500
Steven.Stafstrom@cga.ct.gov
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Bill Text

Category

Safety

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State

CT

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Summary

Increases, from $50 to $500, the fine per violation for anyone who operates a commercial motor vehicle on a state parkway where the vehicle is not allowed.

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Issue

Increases, from $50 to $500, the fine per violation for anyone
who operates a commercial motor vehicle on a state parkway where the vehicle is not allowed. The law generally prohibits commercial motor vehicles from entering and using state highways designated as parkways (i.e., the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways and the Milford Parkway).

Under existing Office of the State Traffic Administration (OSTA)
regulations, a commercial motor vehicle is any motor vehicle
designed for the transporting of merchandise or freight and bearing a commercial registration (Conn. Agencies Regs., 14-298-236).

Requires violators to follow the Superior Courts Centralized
Infractions Bureaus procedures for payments or not guilty pleas (e.g., the fine may be paid by mail).

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Notes

Dead.

History

02/14/2023 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary.
02/27/2023 Public hearing.
03/27/2023 Joint favorable by Joint Committee on Judiciary.
03/28/2023 Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office.
04/04/2023 Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis.
04/12/2023 Reported out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
04/12/2023 Favorable Report by Joint Committee on Judiciary. Tabled for the Calendar in House.
04/18/2023 Referred by House to Committee on Transportation.
06/07/2023 Died upon adjournment.