2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

HB07059: An Act Studying The Danbury Branch Line Of The Metro-north Commuter Railroad And Concerning The Connecticut Public Transportation Council.

Legislative Summary

To (1) require the Department of Transportation to fund the New Haven Line, (2) establish minimum train crew size requirements for freight railroad companies operating in the state, (3) require the installation of hotbox detectors every twenty miles on any rail line in which passenger trains operate, (4) increase the amount of bond funds available for grants for commercial rail line improvements, and (5) study the feasibility of operating hybrid trains on the Danbury branch line of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad and expanding such line to include the town of New Milford.

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Bill History

2/20/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Public Hearing 02/26
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 5:00 PM
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
House Calendar Number 265
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
File Number 404
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/12/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Travis Simms
Travis Simms
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/202582.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/202590.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/1/202564.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/1/202541.6 KB