Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6709: AN ACT REGULATING THE OPERATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE.
Status: Introduced, January 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act REGULATING THE OPERATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit persons, firms or corporations that operate a global positioning system or mobile application that is used for navigation purposes in the state from proposing routes that detour heavy motor vehicle traffic from established commuter routes onto narrow, local roads without the capacity to safely handle such traffic, and (2) require such persons, firms or corporations to provide height restrictions on such system or applica.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT REGULATING THE OPERATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit persons, firms or corporations that operate a global positioning system or mobile application that is used for navigation purposes in the state from proposing routes that detour heavy motor vehicle traffic from established commuter routes onto narrow, local roads without the capacity to safely handle such traffic, and (2) require such persons, firms or corporations to provide height restrictions on such system or application to prevent trucks from crashing into bridges. Statement of Purpose: To ease the burden on local roads by prohibiting global positioning systems and navigation applications from redirecting heavy motor vehicle traffic and provide information regarding height restrictions to prevent truck crashes. LCO No. 3215 1 of
Sponsors
- Tracy Marra (R, 141) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation