Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5463: AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY SAFETY.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning highway safety. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY SAFETY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 14-296aa of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) For purposes of this section: [, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Mobile telephone" means a cellular, analog, wireless or digital telephone capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service. (2) "Using" or "use" means holding a hand-held mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear. (3) "Hand-held mobile telephone" means a mobile telephone with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. (4) "Hands-free accessory" means an attachment, add-on, built-in feature, or addition to a mobile telephone, whether or not permanently LCO No. 2006 1 of Raised Bill No. 5463 installed in a motor vehicle, that, when used, allows the vehicle operator to maintain both hands on the steering wheel. (5) "Hands-free mobile telephone" means a hand-held mobile telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such hand-held mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate …
Sponsors
- Eilish Collins Main (D, 146) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Leeper (D, 132)
Latest actions
- : File Number 417
- : House Calendar Number 301
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 03/09
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Votes
- TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 16, 2026): 34 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Veterans, Summons, Violations, Traffic violations, Cellular telephones, Speed limits and speeding, Children
Common questions
- What is HB5463?
- HB5463 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY SAFETY.
- What does HB5463 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning highway safety. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5463?
- In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: File Number 417 (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5463?
- Eilish Collins Main (D, 146), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB5463?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05463&which_year=2026
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