l9n/ Connecticut

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 5324

AN ACT CONCERNING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT CROSSWALKS, SPEED LIMITS IN MUNICIPALITIES, FINES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS AND THE GREENWAYS COMMEMORATIVE ACCOUNT.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 27, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require motorists to grant the right-of-way to pedestrians who affirmatively indicate their intention to cross the road in a crosswalk; (2) allow local traffic authorities to establish lower speed limits on streets under their jurisdiction by holding a public hearing regarding such speed limits and providing notification of such speed limits to the Office of the State Traffic Administration; (3) increase the fine for operating a motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone or electronic device; (4) increase the additional fee provided to municipalities for certain traffic violations; (5) establish a fine for opening the door of a motor vehicle in a way that impedes the travel of a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle; and (6) establish the greenways commemorative account.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Roland J. Lemar, Julio A. Concepcion, Michael D'Agostino, Jason Doucette, Jeff Currey, John K. Hampton, Josh Elliott, Matthew Ritter, Maria P. Horn

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Will Haskell

    Its course

    February 26 to February 27, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action2 actions on 2 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Feb 27 · stopped1 day

    Transportation CommitteeFeb 26 to Feb 27 · stopped1 day

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Feb 27

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Transportation Committee
    All 2 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses