Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5464: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND RIDER SAFETY, TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM, ENCAMPMENTS, MARINE PILOT LICENSE FEES, MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ACCESS TO PARKING FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AND A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SCHOOL BUS FLEETS.
Status: Signed into law, May 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act implementing recommendations from the department of transportation and concerning vegetation management guidelines, transportation network companies and rider safety, traffic signal modernization grant program, encampments, marine pilot license fees, motor vehicle mechanical equipment, distracted driving, a task force to study access to parking for home health agencies and a working group to study use of alternative fuels and technologies in school bus fleets. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND RIDER SAFETY, TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM, ENCAMPMENTS, MARINE PILOT LICENSE FEES, MOTOR VEHICLE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ACCESS TO PARKING FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES AND A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SCHOOL BUS FLEETS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 4a-67d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (d) [(1)] On and after January 1, 2030, at least thirty per cent of all buses purchased or leased by the state shall be zero-emission buses. [(2) On and after January 1, 2024, the state shall cease to procure, purchase or lease any diesel-fueled transit bus.] Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 4b-13a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): Substitute House Bill No. 5464 (c) No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space equipped with a state agency electric vehicle charging station unless such person is charging a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle, except such person may park a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle in such a parking space without charging …