Connecticut 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 983 — AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE VEHICLES AND AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS.

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    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Senate General Assembly File No.
Substitute Senate Bill No.
426 January Session, 2021 Substitute Senate Bill No.
983 Public Act No.
983 Senate, April 13, 2021 The Committee on Transportation reported through SEN.
21-195 AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE VEHICLES AND AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS.
HASKELL of the 26th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING SLOWING DOWN FOR SERVICE VEHICLES.
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this section, "service vehicle" means (1) a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a garbage compactor, a detachable container or a curbside recycling body, (2) a tank vehicle, (3) a vehicle authorized by the United States government to carry mail, or (4) a vehicle operated by an express delivery carrier.
Section 14-300i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
(b) Except as provided in sections 14-233 and 14-234 of the general statutes, the driver of a vehicle overtaking and proceeding in the same direction of a service vehicle that is stationary or traveling significantly below the posted speed limit shall immediately reduce speed to a reasonable level below thepostedspeedlimit andpass to theleft ofsuch service vehicle at a safe distance.
(a) As used in subsection (b) of this section, (1) "vulnerable user" means:
The driver shall not again drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear of such service vehicle.
(A) A pedestrian;
(c) (1) On and after October 1, 2021, and until June 30, 2022, any sSB983 / File No.
(B) a highway worker;
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(C) a person riding or driving an animal;
426 person who violates any provision of this section shall receive a warning.
(D) a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter;
(2) On and after July 1, 2022, any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction.
(E) a person using a skateboard, roller skates or in- line skates;
(F) a person operating or riding on an agricultural tractor;
(G) a person using a wheelchair or motorized chair;
[and] (H) a person who is blind and such person's service animal;
and (I) a person operating (i) a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a garbage compactor, a detachable container or a curbside recycling body, (ii) a tank vehicle, (iii) a vehicle authorized by the United States government to carry mail, or (iv) a vehicle operated by an express delivery carrier, (2) "public way" includes any state or other public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway or place, under thecontrolofthestate or any political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or openedtopublictravelorother use, (3)"substantialbodily harm"means bodily injury that involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, Substitute Senate Bill No.
983 causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part or organ, or causes a fracture of any bodily part, and (4) "serious physical injury" has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3.
(b) Any person operating a motor vehicle on a public way who fails to exercise reasonable care and causes substantial bodily harm to, or the serious physical injury or death, of a vulnerable user of a public way, provided such vulnerable user has shown reasonable care in such user's use ofthepublicway, shall befinednot morethanonethousanddollars.
Subdivision (1) of section 14-297 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):
(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in section 14-1:
"Authorized emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", "class 2 electric bicycle", "class 3 electric bicycle", "driver", "electric bicycle", "electric foot scooter", "head lamp", "highway", "intersection", "limited access highway", "motor vehicle", "number plate", "operator", "person", "rotary" or "roundabout", "shoulder", "stop", "tank vehicle", "truck" and "vehicle";
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Section 14-232 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):
(a) Except as provided in sections 14-233 and 14-234, (1) the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle;
and (2) the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
For the purposes of this subsection, "safe distance" means not less than Public Act No.
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983 three feet when the driver of a vehicle overtakes and passes (A) a person riding a bicycle, an electric bicycle or an electric foot scooter, (B) a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a garbage compactor, a detachable container or a curbside recycling body, (C) a tank vehicle, (D) a vehicle authorized by the United States government to carry mail, (E) a vehicle operated by an express delivery carrier, or (F) an agricultural tractor.
(b) No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.
(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
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"Authorized emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", "class 2 electric bicycle", "class 3 electric bicycle", "commissioner", "driver", "electric bicycle", "electric foot scooter", "fuels", "gross weight", "head lamp", "high-mileage vehicle", "highway", "light weight", "limited access highway", "maintenance vehicle", "motor bus", "motorcycle", "motor vehicle registration", "nonresident", "nonskid device", "number plate", "officer", "operator", "owner", "passenger motor vehicle", "passenger and commercial motor vehicle", "person", "pneumatic tires", "pole trailer", "registration", "registration number", "second offense", "semitrailer", "shoulder", "solid tires", "stop", "subsequent offense", "tail lamp", "tank vehicle", "tractor", "tractor-trailer unit", "trailer", "truck" and "vanpool vehicle";
["Authorized emergency vehicle"] "Agricultural tractor", "authorized emergency vehicle","class1 electricbicycle","class 2electric bicycle", "class 3 electric bicycle", "commissioner", "driver", "electric bicycle", "electric foot scooter", "fuels", "gross weight", "head lamp", "high-mileage vehicle", "highway", "light weight", "limited access highway", "maintenance vehicle", "motor bus", "motorcycle", "motor vehicle registration", "nonresident", "nonskid device", "number plate", "officer","operator","owner","passengermotorvehicle","passengerand commercial motor vehicle", "person", "pneumatic tires", "pole trailer", "registration", "registration number", "second offense", "semitrailer", "shoulder", "solid tires", "stop", "subsequent offense", "tail lamp", "tank Public Act No.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section Sec.
983 vehicle", "tractor", "tractor-trailer unit", "trailer", "truck" and "vanpool vehicle";
2 October 1, 2021 14-212(1) TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
Approved July 13, 2021 Public Act No.
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426 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential None Minimal Revenue Gain Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill creates a new infraction, effective July 1, 2022, for failing to reduce speed and pass to the left when overtaking a service vehicle as described in the bill.
To the extent that violations occur, and offenders are fined, the bill results in potential minimal revenue to the General Fund.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of violations.
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426 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 983 AN ACT CONCERNING SLOWING DOWN FOR SERVICE VEHICLES.
SUMMARY Existing law generally requires a driver of a vehicle passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction to (1) pass on the left at a safe distanceand(2)notmoverightuntilsafelyclearoftheovertakenvehicle (CGS § 14-232).
This bill requires drivers passing a stationary or slow- moving service vehicle to also immediately reduce their vehicles’ speed to a reasonable level below the posted speed limit.
Under the bill, these requirements do not apply in situations when the driver is lawfully passing on the right or in a no-passing zone (CGS §§ 14-233 & 14-234).
Under the bill, drivers must be issued a warning for violations of the bill’s requirements occurring within the first nine months after the bill takes effect (until June 30, 2022);
violations occurring after that date are an infraction.
The bill defines a “service vehicle” as a (1) commercial motor vehicle equipped with a garbage compactor, detachable container, or curbside recycling body;
(2) tank vehicle;
(3) vehicle authorized by the U.S.
government to carry mail;
or (4) vehicle operated by an express delivery carrier.
By law, a “tank vehicle” is a commercial motor vehicle with a permanently or temporarily attached tank designed to transport liquid or gaseous material, but not a vehicle with a portable tank that has a rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or less (CGS § 14-1(97)).
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October 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Transportation Committee sSB983 / File No.
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426 Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 35 Nay 0 (03/24/2021) sSB983 / File No.
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Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 21-195

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  7. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 506

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  10. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  11. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  12. FILE NO. 426

  13. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 262

  14. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  15. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  16. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/21

  17. FILED WITH LCO

  18. Joint Favorable Substitute

  19. PUBLIC HEARING 0308

  20. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

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SB 983 is sponsored by Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic), Morrin Bello, Amy, and Mitch Bolinsky (Republican).
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