republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2023/sb-994.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, STUDYING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION DATABASE OR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS AND CONCERNING THE SAFETY DRIVING COURSE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND REPAIRERS, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS, THE KNOWLEDGE TEST FOR AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE, RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF DRIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, TRESPASS ON WATERSHED LAND, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, REMOVABLE WINDSHIELD PLACARDS, SCHOOL BUSES, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND MINOR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES."
description: "AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, STUDYING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION DATABASE OR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS AND CONCERNING THE SAFETY DRIVING COURSE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND REPAIRERS, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS, THE KNOWLEDGE TEST FOR AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE, RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF DRIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, TRESPASS ON WATERSHED LAND, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, REMOVABLE WINDSHIELD PLACARDS, SCHOOL BUSES, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND MINOR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 994"
citation: "Connecticut SB 994 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advisory bodies", "Commercial driver's license", "Driver education", "Emergency Services and Public Protection", "Department of", "Fines (Penalties)", "Infractions", "Licenses", "Marijuana", "Misdemeanors", "Motor Vehicle Department", "Motor Vehicle Department records", "Motor vehicle child restraint systems", "Motor vehicle fines", "Motor vehicle inspection", "Motor vehicle license plates", "Motor vehicle operation", "Motor vehicle operator license exams", "Motor vehicle operator licenses", "Motor vehicle repairers", "Parking for the disabled", "Reports", "School bus operators", "School buses", "Studies", "Traffic violations", "Trespass", "Watersheds", "Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allie-brennan, Raghib", "Bronko, Seth", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Pizzuto, William"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98dbc0c7-f802-4cc9-b108-d25a1670b730"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "59defd881a5a903f433e6e09ad7b8a8258fa8bec48ceb2ea82cff0572c48e7fc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 994 (2023) — AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, STUDYING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION DATABASE OR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS AND CONCERNING THE SAFETY DRIVING COURSE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND REPAIRERS, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS, THE KNOWLEDGE TEST FOR AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE, RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF DRIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, TRESPASS ON WATERSHED LAND, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, REMOVABLE WINDSHIELD PLACARDS, SCHOOL BUSES, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND MINOR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **File No. 293** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023SB-00994-R000293-FC.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00994-R02-SB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 23-40** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00040-R00SB-00994-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00994-R00-SB.PDF)
5. **TRA Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00994-R01-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Allie-brennan, Raghib — primary (person)
- Bronko, Seth — primary (person)
- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Pizzuto, William — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-09** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** PUBLIC HEARING 0215
- **2023-03-10** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-03-23** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/23 `referral`
- **2023-03-29** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-03-29** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 189
- **2023-03-29** FILE NO. 293
- **2023-04-12** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary
- **2023-04-19** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-04-20** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-04-20** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Judiciary
- **2023-04-20** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-24** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-05-26** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2023-05-26** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 605
- **2023-06-01** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-01** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-06-01** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2023-06-05** PUBLIC ACT 23-40
- **2023-06-06** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2023-06-06** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-12** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98dbc0c7-f802-4cc9-b108-d25a1670b730`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).