Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 714 — AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

Last action — FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 45 removed

7 line(s) added, 45 removed.

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Senate General Assembly File No.
General Assembly Committee Bill No.
369 January Session, 2025 Senate Bill No.
714 January Session, 2025 LCO No.
714 Senate, April 1, 2025 The Committee on Transportation reported through SEN.
4235 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by:
COHEN of the 12th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.
(TRA) AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.
AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.
Section 1 from passage New section TRA Joint Favorable SB714 / File No.
Section 1 from passage New section TRA Joint Favorable APP Joint Favorable LCO 4235 1 of 1
369 1 SB714 File No.
369 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.
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 26 $ FY 27 $ Transportation, Dept.
TF - Cost Up to $34.3 $36 million million Note:
TF=Transportation Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to restore service on the Shore Line East rail line to pre-COVID levels.
The estimated full-year FY 26 costs for restoring services by July 1, 2025, as required by the bill, are $34.3 million.
To the extent that DOT is unable to implement these changes by July 1, 2025, the FY 26 costs would be less than that, depending on timing.
The full-year FY 27 costs are estimated at $36 million, which account for anticipated growth in operating expenses.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.
SB714 / File No.
369 2 SB714 File No.
369 OLR Bill Analysis SB 714 AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION Transportation Committee Joint Favorable Yea 34 Nay 0 (03/12/2025) SB714 / File No.
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Action History

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

  2. NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations

  3. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  4. FILED WITH LCO

  5. Joint Favorable

  6. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

  7. FILE NO. 369

  8. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 220

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

  10. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  11. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25

  12. FILED WITH LCO

  13. Joint Favorable

  14. PUBLIC HEARING 0226

  15. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

  16. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  17. Vote to Draft

  18. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on

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None.

Not signed on (187)

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