Connecticut transportation laws

What Connecticut has enacted on transportation, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Connecticut is one of 41 states that enacted a transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

5 new Connecticut laws take effect in 2027

Bills in scope
14bills in scope
Past committee
6past committee
Most recent action
11 May 2026most recent action

Transportation laws enacted in Connecticut

One transportation law enacted in the Connecticut Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • SB 519AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND TO THE BRIDGEPORT PORT AUTHORITY.Enacted 11 May 2026

    What it requires: The Commissioner of Transportation shall convey approximately 1.008 acres of state land in Bridgeport to the Bridgeport Port Authority at administrative cost. The Bridgeport Port Authority must use the parcel for economic development or waterfront purposes, and any sale or lease must be for one hundred nineteen thousand dollars, with proceeds transferred to the State Treasurer.

    Ports, maritime and freight corridors

Transportation in Connecticut, by topic

Transportation bills in Connecticut

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

1Enacted

1Cleared both chambers

4Past committee

8Introduced or inactive

14 bills in scope

Cleared both chambers

1

SB 8AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO WORKERS' RIGHTS.Vetoed

What it would do: Requires warehouse distribution centers with 100+ employees at one location or 1,000+ statewide to provide written quota descriptions, prohibits quotas interfering with meal breaks or bathroom use, requires record-keeping of work speed data, and allows employees to request and inspect quota and performance records.

Past committee

4

HB 5461AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CONNECTICUT PORT AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARINE PILOT LICENSE.Passed committee

What it would do: Eliminates the fee for issuing and renewing marine pilot licenses under Connecticut General Statutes section 15-13, effective October 1, 2026, and removes marine pilot license fees from the definition of license, permit and fee revenues.

SB 1260AN ACT EXPANDING MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN.Passed chamber

What it would do: Establishes the Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Account to fund commercial driver's license and manufacturing workforce training, prioritizing women's participation, with income-based repayment obligations and wraparound supports. Requires regional workforce boards and community colleges to recruit and counsel women in manufacturing training programs.

SB 1242AN ACT FUNDING SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.Passed committee

What it would do: Requires the Connecticut Port Authority to establish a competitive grant program providing funding to municipalities and private entities for small harbor improvement projects, including dredging and maritime infrastructure, funded by a $20 million bond authorization.

SB 1254AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR WAREHOUSE WORKERS.Passed committee

What it would do: Requires warehouse employers with 250+ employees at one location or 1,000+ statewide to provide written quota descriptions, ensure quotas do not interfere with meal periods or bathroom use, maintain work speed data records, and prohibits retaliation for requesting quota information or filing complaints.

Introduced or inactive

8

SB 92AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR WAREHOUSE WORKERS.In committee

What it would do: Establishes protections for warehouse workers by requiring employers with 250+ employees at one facility to provide written quota descriptions, prohibit quotas that interfere with meal periods or bathroom use, maintain work speed records, and prohibit retaliation for requesting data or filing complaints.

HB 5241AN ACT IMPLEMENTING WEIGH-IN-MOTION SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.In committee

What it would do: Amends chapter 248 of the general statutes to implement weigh-in-motion systems for commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities.

HB 6684AN ACT PROHIBITING THE ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN FINES AGAINST COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS AND OPERATORS UNTIL WEIGH STATIONS ARE OPENED.In committee

What it would do: Amends chapter 248 of the general statutes to prohibit officers from assessing fines against commercial motor vehicle owners or operators for parking on highway shoulders or operating overweight vehicles until weigh stations are open and parking is available.

SB 832AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR WAREHOUSE WORKERS IN THE STATE.In committee

What it would do: Amends Connecticut general statutes to create protections for warehouse workers against unreasonable quotas imposed by employers.

SB 497AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO MANAGE TRUCK TRAVEL.In committee

What it would do: Amends section 14-298 to allow local traffic authorities to regulate through truck traffic on streets and highways without prior state approval, provided they meet criteria established by the Office of the State Traffic Administration regarding residential protection, air quality, school proximity, and safety.

HB 5073AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINE BRAKING BY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.In committee

What it would do: Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt regulations restricting engine compression brake devices, identify and mark affected areas with signs, and coordinate with law enforcement on enforcement.

SB 103AN ACT CONCERNING THE HIGHER SALES AND USE TAXES RATE APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.In committee

What it would do: Increases to more than seventy-five thousand dollars the sales price threshold for motor vehicles subject to the seven and three-fourths percent sales and use tax rate, and exempts commercial vehicles from the higher sales and use tax rate.

SB 297AN ACT INCREASING THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS FOR VEHICLES OR COMBINATION VEHICLES HAULING RECYCLABLES.In committee

What it would do: Amends section 14-267a of the general statutes to increase the gross vehicle weight limit for vehicles or combination vehicles hauling recyclables.

Bill titles link to the Connecticut Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as transportation legislation

In scope: Motor carriers and commercial drivers; truck size, weight and road use; truck and fleet emissions; hazardous materials transport; freight rail; ports, maritime and freight corridors; warehouses and delivery; and autonomous trucks and delivery devices.

Questions

Does Connecticut have a transportation law?

Yes. Connecticut enacted 1 transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 519. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

Which transportation bills are moving in Connecticut?

5 bills not yet law have passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along SB 8 (vetoed), HB 5461 (passed committee) and SB 1260 (passed chamber).

What does Connecticut legislate on most in transportation?

Ports, maritime and freight corridors (3 bills), Truck size, weight and road use (3 bills) and Warehouses and delivery (3 bills).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Transportation bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Know when Connecticut's transportation law changes

An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.