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SB00081 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Rob Sampson, 16th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as empty in the metadata, so it is unknown when this law would take effect if signed by the Governor.

Plan for Privatizing the Department of Motor Vehicles

This bill requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to create a plan to turn state-run DMV services into private operations.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to develop a privatization plan.
  • The plan must cover all functions and daily operations of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • Mandates that the completed plan be sent to the General Assembly's transportation committee.
  • Sets October 1, 2026, as the deadline for submitting this plan.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
  • The Department of Motor Vehicles staff and operations
  • The Joint Standing Committee on Transportation in the General Assembly

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only requires a plan to be written; it does not immediately change how the DMV operates.
  • The text does not say which private companies might run the services if privatization happens later.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

To save the state money and improve efficiencies by privatizing the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 88 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 81
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 88

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles develop a plan to privatize 1
the functions and operations of the Department of Motor Vehicles and 2
submit such plan to the joint standing committee of the General 3
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation on or 4
before October 1, 2026. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To save the state money and improve efficiencies by privatizing the
Department of Motor Vehicles.