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SB00012 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Heather S. Somers, 18th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about reducing traffic or supporting tourism, only that these are intended outcomes.

Funding for Shore Line East Rail Service

This act provides funding from a special transportation fund to increase train service on the Shore Line East rail line between New Haven and Mystic during busy summer months.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides funding to add more trains on the Shore Line East rail line.
  • Increases train services on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in summer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live or work between New Haven and Mystic
  • Tourists visiting Connecticut’s shoreline in summer

Terms To Know

Special Transportation Fund
A fund used by the state to pay for transportation projects.
Shore Line East rail line
A train route that runs between New Haven and Mystic, Connecticut.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be provided.
  • It is unclear what happens to the increased service after summer ends.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to increase the Shore Line East rail service between the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic in order to ease traffic congestion on Interstate Route 95 and promote tourism along the Connecticut shoreline during the summer.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 316 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 12
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 316

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL
LINE.
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, from the Special Transportation Fund, for the fiscal year 2
ending June 30, 2026, to increase rail service on the Shore Line East rail 3
line between the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic on each 4
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday between the last Monday in 5
May and the first Monday in September. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to increase the Shore Line East rail service between
the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic in order to ease traffic
congestion on Interstate Route 95 and promote tourism along the
Connecticut shoreline during the summer.