Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1375: AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY.
Status: Introduced, February 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning highway, pedestrian and cyclist safety. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 14-300 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) The traffic authority may designate, by appropriate official traffic control devices, as defined in section 14-297, or markers, or by lines upon the surface of the highway, such crosswalks and intersections as, in its opinion, constitute a danger to pedestrians crossing the highway including, but not limited to, specially marked crosswalks in the vicinity of schools, which crosswalks shall have distinctive markings, in accordance with the regulations of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, to denote use of such crosswalks by school children; and may maintain suitable signs located at intervals along highways, particularly where there are no sidewalks, directing pedestrians to walk facing vehicular traffic. (b) At any intersection where special pedestrian-control signals bearing the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or the image of a walking LCO No. 5065 1 of Raised Bill No. 1375 person symbolizing "Walk" or an upraised hand symbolizing "Don't Walk" are placed, pedestrians may cross the highway only as indicated by the signal. At any intersection where traffic is controlled by other traffic control signals or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the highway against a red or "Stop" …
Sponsors
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151) · primary sponsor
- Emmanuel Sanchez (D, 24)
- Tony Scott (R, 112)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 305
- : File Number 540
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 02/26
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Common questions
- What is SB1375?
- SB1375 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY, PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY.
- What does SB1375 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning highway, pedestrian and cyclist safety. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1375?
- Introduced as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1375?
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1375?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01375&which_year=2025
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