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HB05100 • 2026

AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM.

AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rep. Alphonse Paolillo, 97th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact amount of money allocated to New Haven, only that it is part of a larger appropriation.

Funding for Microtransit Pilot Program

This act provides money to continue a transportation service trial.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the Department of Transportation funds to keep running its microtransit pilot program.
  • Includes $3.1 million specifically for microtransit services in New Haven.
  • The funding is for one fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use the Department of Transportation's microtransit services
  • Residents and businesses in New Haven

Terms To Know

Microtransit Pilot Program
A trial program by the Department of Transportation to test new small-scale transportation services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
  • It is unclear how many people will benefit from this funding.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored 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.