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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut authorizes permits for organ transport vehicles to use flashing or colored emergency lights
Last action · June 4, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Tami Zawistowski and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Effective October 1, 2026, the Connecticut Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue permits allowing organ transport vehicles to display blue, red, yellow, or white lights, including flashing lights or combinations thereof. An organ transport vehicle is defined as any vehicle operated by an employee of a while transporting human parts.
The law creates a specific legal mechanism for organ transport vehicles to utilize specialized warning lights during transit, establishing a recognized vehicle category under state motor vehicle statutes.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
employees of a procurement organization
Employees operating organ transport vehicles become eligible to apply for and use permits for specialized flashing or colored warning lights.
Key Facts
- The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue permits for emergency vehicles and organ transport vehicles to use blue, red, yellow, or white lights, including flashing lights.
- An organ transport vehicle is defined as any vehicle operated by an employee of a procurement organization while transporting human parts.
- The new provisions take effect on October 1, 2026.
- Individuals, firms, or corporations other than the state or local municipalities must pay an annual permit fee of twenty dollars to the commissioner for each permitted vehicle.
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- The law specifies that nothing in the section confers upon the operator of an organ transport vehicle the broader privileges granted to emergency vehicles under section 14-283.
- Unauthorized use of colored and flashing lights remains classified as an infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive a permit for an organ transport vehicle under this law?
What colors of lights are permitted for organ transport vehicles?
Does this permit grant organ transport vehicles the same traffic privileges as emergency vehicles like police cars or fire trucks?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Jun 4, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 29, 2026Governor of ConnecticutTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 29, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyTransmitted to the Secretary of State
- May 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolledPublic Act 26-147
- May 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyIn Concurrence
- May 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
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- May 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 28, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 521
- Apr 28, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 28, 2026HouseRules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3832
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 305
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 215
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/12
- Mar 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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