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SB00390 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MICROTRANSIT.

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MICROTRANSIT.

Budget Technology
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Appropriations Committee
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
File Number 648
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text specifies 'technology-enabled' rather than just 'technology-based', though both convey similar meaning; adjusted to match source wording.

A Study on Microtransit Services

This law requires the Commissioner of Transportation to study how microtransit services could expand and report findings by January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a study about expanding microtransit.
  • Defines microtransit as a technology-enabled service using shared vehicles with routes that change based on demand.
  • Asks for an analysis of which areas would work best for these services.
  • Requests estimates of how many people might use the service in those areas.
  • Requires a timeline and cost estimate, including where money could come from.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Commissioner of Transportation
  • State transportation committees in the General Assembly

Terms To Know

Microtransit
A technology-enabled service that uses shared vehicles to provide rides with routes that change based on demand.
Commissioner of Transportation
The state official required by this law to conduct the study and submit a report.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law only orders a study; it does not create or fund any new microtransit programs yet.
  • The fiscal note states there is no immediate cost impact on state or municipal budgets for conducting the study.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  3. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 411

  4. 2026-04-15 LCO

    File Number 648

  5. 2026-04-09 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-04-02 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-04-01 APP

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/12

  9. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a study of microtransit.

Current Bill Text

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Senate
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General Assembly File No. 648
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 390

Senate, April 15, 2026

The Committee on Appropriations reported through SEN.
OSTEN of the 19th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the
part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MICROTRANSIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2026 ) The Commissioner of 1
Transportation shall conduct a study relating to the expansion of 2
microtransit. For purposes of this section, "microtransit" means a 3
technology-enabled transportation service that uses multipassenger 4
vehicles to provide on -demand services with dynamically generated 5
routing. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) An 6
analysis of designated service areas appropriate for microtransit; (2) the 7
estimated utilization of microtransit in identified service areas; (3) a 8
timeline for implementation of a microtransit program; and (4) the 9
potential costs of and sources of funding for such program. Not later 10
than January 1, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a report of the 11
results of such study to the joint standing committees of the General 12
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and 13
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the 14
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 15
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

APP Joint Favorable Subst.

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which does not have a fiscal impact, requires the Department
of Transportation to conduct a study relating to the expansion of
microtransit by January 1, 2027. It is expected that the agency has the
necessary expertise to conduct the study.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OFA Bill Analysis
SB 390

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MICROTRANSIT.

SUMMARY:
The bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a
study relating to the expansion of microtransit. The commissioner must
report the study's results to the transportation and appropriations
committees by January 1, 2027.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 51 Nay 0