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HB 7059
  • Introduced
    Feb 20, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
HB 7059
Connecticut House Bill
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AN ACT STUDYING THE DANBURY BRANCH LINE OF THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL. 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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House • May 07, 2025: Tabled for the Calendar, House
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APP Joint Favorable
House Calendar: House Calendar, May 30, 2025
Position: 265

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Mar 12, 2025, Senate
TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
YES: 35
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 35
  • Cohen C
  • Rosario C
  • Berger-Girvalo A
  • Simms T
  • Lopes R
  • Smith F
  • Brown M
  • Turco G
  • Hwang T
  • Zawistowski T
  • Kennedy K
  • Anderson M
  • Arzeno H
  • Blumenthal M
  • Bronko S
  • Cabrera J
  • Callahan P
  • Carney D
  • Collins Main E
  • Concepcion J
  • Fazio R
  • Farrar K
  • Fazzino J
  • Gadkar-Wilcox S
  • Hall C
  • Hall J
  • Jacobson J
  • Marra T
  • Martin H
  • McCarthy Vahey C
  • Morrin Bello A
  • Needleman N
  • O'Dea T
  • Osten C
  • Reyes G

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    May 05, 2025, Senate
    APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
    YES: 40
    NO: 9
    OTHER: 4
    YES: 40
    • Osten C
    • Haddad G
    • Walker T
    • Harding S
    • Hartley J
    • Kushner J
    • Johnson S
    • Exum T
    • Kavros DeGraw E
    • Paris C
    • Leeper J
    • Lesser M
    • Anwar S
    • Martinez R
    • Baker A
    • Marx M
    • Belton K
    • McCarthy Vahey C
    • McCrory D
    • Nolan A
    • Candelaria J
    • Reyes G
    • Rosario C
    • Dathan L
    • Ryan K
    • Sanchez E
    • DeFronzo D
    • Sanchez J
    • Delany H
    • Simms T
    • Dillon P
    • Slap D
    • Felipe A
    • Winfield G
    • Flexer M
    • Garibay J
    • Gibson B
    • Gilchrest J
    • Gonzalez M
    • Gordon J

    NO: 9
    • Hoxha J
    • Kennedy K
    • Nuccio T
    • Ackert T
    • Berthel E
    • Pavalock-D'Amato C
    • Courpas T
    • DeCaprio M
    • Foncello M

    ABSENT: 4

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    • May 07, 2025 | House
      • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
      • No New File by Committee on Appropriations
      • Tabled for the Calendar, House
    • May 06, 2025 | House
      • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • May 05, 2025 | House
      • Joint Favorable (APP)
    • Apr 29, 2025 | House
      • Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
    • Apr 01, 2025 | House
      • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
      • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
      • House Calendar Number 265
      • File Number 404 (LCO)
    • Mar 26, 2025 | House
      • Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 5:00 PM (LCO)
    • Mar 17, 2025 | House
      • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • Mar 12, 2025 | House
      • Joint Favorable Substitute (TRA)
    • Feb 21, 2025 | House
      • Public Hearing 02/26
    • Feb 20, 2025 | House
      • Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
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