The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5059, aims to increase penalties for speeding and reckless driving by amending several sections of the general statutes. Specifically, it introduces new fines and points for speeding violations: individuals driving between eighty-six and ninety-nine miles per hour will face a minimum fine of five hundred dollars and two points on their license, while those exceeding ninety-nine miles per hour will incur a minimum fine of one thousand dollars, four points, and a thirty-day suspension of their driving privileges without a hearing. Additionally, the bill mandates a ninety-day suspension for violations of reckless driving laws and establishes a six-month to one-year suspension for repeat offenders within a ten-year period.

The bill modifies existing laws by inserting these new penalties and suspensions while deleting the previous provisions that did not impose such stringent consequences. The overall intent of the legislation is to enhance road safety by deterring speeding and reckless driving through increased financial and administrative penalties.