HB 5330 Summary

• Increases maximum fine for traffic violations from $5,000 to $10,000 and modifies speed limit enforcement procedures, including establishing variable speed limits on limited access highways and adjusting work zone speed control system thresholds from 15 mph to 10 mph over posted limits.

• Expands automated traffic enforcement by allowing up to 15 highway work zones (previously 3 locations) and modifies violation penalties to $75 for speeds 85+ mph or second violations within one year, with first violations receiving written warnings.

• Establishes new Connecticut Airport Authority provisions including definitions and procedures for vertiports, unmanned aircraft regulations, and aircraft registration requirements; allows municipalities to establish independent traffic authorities.

• Requires Department of Transportation to develop an interactive map of active construction capital projects, establish a road safety audit request process, and submit reports on Shore Line East rail service restoration alternatives by January 1, 2025.

• Modifies impaired driving procedures by extending the timeframe for police to submit test results from 3 to 6 business days and allows electronic submission of reports; updates various definitions across aeronautics and transportation statutes to include unmanned aircraft operations.