AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM.

Plain English Breakdown

The source confirms funding amounts but does not define what microtransit is or how it operates beyond being a pilot program.

Funding for Microtransit Pilot Program

This bill provides money to the state transportation department to continue a test program for small, flexible transit services.

What This Bill Does

• Provides funding for the Department of Transportation's microtransit pilot program.
• Sets aside $3.1 million specifically for microtransit services in New Haven.
• Allocates money for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Transportation
• Residents and riders in New Haven who use microtransit services

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the money will be spent outside of New Haven.
• It is unclear what happens to the program after June 30, 2027.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for the continuation of the Department of Transportation's microtransit pilot program.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 830 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5100
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 830

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. PAOLILLO A., 97th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
REP. WINTER, 94th Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA J., 95th Dist.
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE MICROTRANSIT PILOT
PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That sufficient funds be appropriated to the Department of 1
Transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the 2
continuation of the Department of Transportation's microtransit 3
services pilot program, including three million one hundred thousand 4
dollars for microtransit services in the city of New Haven. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for the continuation of the Department of
Transportation's microtransit pilot program.