AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ROADSIDE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WRECKERS AND TOWING AND RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Public Safety and Security Committee
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Setting Up a Group to Study Roadside Safety for Wreckers and Towing Workers

This act creates a working group to study safety issues related to wreckers and towing recovery professionals on roads.

What This Bill Does

Creates a working group to look at roadside safety problems involving wreckers and towing recovery professionals.
Includes members from public safety committees, emergency services, transportation departments, and towing organizations.
Requires the first meeting of the working group within two months after the act is passed.
Asks the working group to choose co-chairs and submit a report by January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Public safety committees
Emergency services departments
Transportation departments
Towing organizations

Terms To Know

Working group: A team of people brought together to study a specific issue and make recommendations.
Cognizance: Responsibility or authority over a particular area, such as public safety.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what actions will be taken based on the working group's report.
It is unclear how much funding will be provided for this study.

Bill History

2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-20 LCO
Special Act 26-26
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 574
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Rules Suspended
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
In Concurrence
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
On Consent Calendar
2026-03-30 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-30 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-03-30 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 180
2026-03-30 LCO
File Number 225
2026-03-23 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM
2026-03-17 PS
Joint Favorable
2026-03-17 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/05
2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Official Summary Text

To establish a working group to study roadside safety concerns associated with wreckers and towing and recovery professionals.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate Bill No. 367

Special Act No. 26-26

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY
ROADSIDE SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH WRECKERS
AND TOWING AND RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage ) (a) The chairpersons of the joint
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to public safety and security shall convene a working
group to study roadside safety concerns associated with wreckers and
towing and recov ery professionals. Such study shall include, but need
not be limited to, an evaluation of what color and type of lights should
be allowed on wreckers and methods to enhance the protection of
towing and recovery professiona ls while such professionals secure
wrecked or disabled motor vehicles at roadside scenes.
(b) The working group shall include, but need not be limited to, the
following members:
(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to public safety and security, or their designees;
(2) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection,
or the commissioner's designee;
Senate Bill No. 367

Special Act No. 26-26 2 of 2

(3) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's
designee; and
(4) One representative of an organization in the state that represents
towing and recovery professionals, appointed by the chairpersons of the
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to public safety and security.
(c) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and
security shall schedule the first meeting of the working group, which
shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this
section.
(d) The members of the working group shall select two
cochairpersons from among the members of the working group.
(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety
and security shall serve as administrative staff of the working group.
(f) Not later than January 1, 2027, the working group shall submit a
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions
of section 11 -4a of the general statutes. The working group shall
terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2027,
whichever is later.