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SB00121 • 2026

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS FROM PAYING FEES FOR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS FROM PAYING FEES FOR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text states it was referred to committee and passed legislature in metadata, but no specific effective date is listed in the provided excerpts.

Fee Exemption for Certain Active Duty Service Members

This bill exempts active duty service members who were not Connecticut residents when they joined the military from paying fees for driver's licenses and vehicle registrations.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Section 14-50 of the General Statutes to create a fee exemption.
  • Exempts specific active duty service members from paying motor vehicle operator's license fees.
  • Exempts these same individuals from paying motor vehicle registration fees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Active duty service members who were not Connecticut residents at the time of induction.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exemption does not apply to people who were Connecticut residents when they joined the military.
  • The official material provided does not state a specific effective date for this law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

To exempt active duty service members who were not residents of Connecticut at the time of induction from paying fees for motor vehicle operator's licenses and registrations.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 783 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 121
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 783

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
FROM PAYING FEES FOR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S
LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That subsection (c) section 14 -50 of the general statutes be amended 1
to exempt any active duty service member who was not a resident of 2
Connecticut at the time of induction from paying fees for any motor 3
vehicle operator's license or registration. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To exempt active duty service members who were not residents of
Connecticut at the time of induction from paying fees for motor vehicle
operator's licenses and registrations.