l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7161

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS' LICENSES FOR FAILURE TO PAY FINES OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR A SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE AND PAYMENT INSTALLMENT PLANS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE INFRACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 6, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) limit the authority to suspend a motor vehicle operator license for failing to pay fines, fees or other charges or failing to appear for any scheduled court appearance for certain violations, (2) allow persons charged with motor vehicle infractions and violations to enter into installment payment plans, and (3) require a public awareness campaign concerning the importance of responding to motor vehicle infractions and violations.

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

2 co-sponsors

Rep. 139A, Josh Elliott

Its course

March 5 to May 6, 2025, 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 action15 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to May 6 · stopped62 days

Transportation CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1914 days

Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 29 to May 56 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Mar 5 – May 5

  1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
  2. Mar 6Heard in Transportation Committee
  3. Mar 19Transportation Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 29Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
  5. May 5Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  11. May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
  12. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  13. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  14. May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  15. May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives