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HB05098 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO EXPAND THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE TO CONNECT HARTFORD, EAST HARTFORD, MANCHESTER, ROCKVILLE AND STORRS.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO EXPAND THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE TO CONNECT HARTFORD, EAST HARTFORD, MANCHESTER, ROCKVILLE AND STORRS.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the timing or exact nature of improved transit opportunities for individuals in communities located east of the Connecticut River.

Funding to Expand Bus Rapid Transit Service

This act provides funding for expanding a fast bus service that connects Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, Rockville, and Storrs.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides money to expand the bus rapid transit system.
  • Adds new routes connecting Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, Rockville, and Storrs.
  • Includes stops at least in East Hartford, Manchester, and Rockville.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live or work in Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, Rockville, and Storrs.
  • The Department of Transportation which will receive funding to expand bus services.

Terms To Know

Bus Rapid Transit
A type of public transportation that uses buses on special lanes or routes to make travel faster and more efficient, similar to a train system but using buses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be provided for the expansion.
  • It is unclear when exactly the new bus services will start running after funding is approved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To expand the bus rapid transit system and provide sustainable transit opportunities for individuals in communities located east of the Connecticut River.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 590 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5098
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 590

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO EXPAND THE BUS RAPID
TRANSIT SERVICE TO CONNECT HARTFORD, EAST HARTFORD,
MANCHESTER, ROCKVILLE AND STORRS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That additional funds be appropriated to the Department of 1
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purposes 2
of expanding the bus rapid transit system to include routes connecting 3
Hartford to Storrs with bus stations located, at a minimum, in East 4
Hartford, Manchester and Rockville. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the bus rapid transit system and provide sustainable transit
opportunities for individuals in communities located east of the
Connecticut River.