Posted on March 13, 2024
(HARTFORD) — On Wednesday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119) joined the Transportation Committee for a scheduled meeting to discuss the future of Governor Lamont’s proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate. The current bill, HB 5485, An Act Concerning Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles, creates a multi-pronged approach to phasing-in the mandated use of electric vehicles for Connecticut consumers.
After being withdrawn from the Legislative Regulation Review Committee last fall,…
Posted on March 11, 2024
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
What are drive-only licenses and why are they so controversial?
In a recent Transportation Committee public hearing, members heard testimony both in support and opposition to HB 5057 An Act Standardizing Drive-Only Licenses. If passed, this bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue two types of licenses: one to simply drive, and the other to drive and to use for general identification purposes.
The supporting…
Posted on March 7, 2024
(HARTFORD) — On Thursday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-Milford) testified in strong support of amending Senate Bill 337, An An Act Concerning Street Takeovers and the Illegal Use of Certain Vehicles. In her testimony before the Public Safety Committee, she demands inserting language that classifies organizing street takeovers as a Class D Felony for the first offense, and a Class C Felony for any repeating offenses.
Last summer, the city of Milford was one among many municipalities that…