HB 5766 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES OF PARKING IN FRONT OF A FIRE HYDRANT.

HB 5766 increases penalties for repeatedly parking too close to fire hydrants. It raises the fine for second or subsequent violations of the existing rule (parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant) to $200. This bill directly affects drivers who repeatedly park in front of fire hydrants, not first-time offenders. The key change is a higher monetary penalty for repeat violations, with no change to the original parking restriction distance.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025

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Committee Bill → TRA Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates parking and stopping rules for vehicles on highways. It clarifies parking distances from fire hydrants and intersections, adds specific exceptions for curb extensions and pre-existing parking spaces, and reorganizes violation penalties to distinguish between first and subsequent offenses.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on vehicle parking and stopping regulations but clarifies applicability to bikeways and expands exceptions for certain intersection parking scenarios.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that vehicles parked near bikeways must position wheels within 12 inches of the bikeway edge when safety permits, with updated reference to federal traffic standards.

Added new exception allowing parking within 10 feet of intersections if curb extensions are present and wide enough, or if parking spaces were established before October 1, 2022.

ENFORCEMENT

Restructured penalty language to specify that second or subsequent violations of fire hydrant parking rules carry a fine of up to $200, while other violations follow general infraction procedures.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized subsection numbering and formatting for clarity, particularly separating stationary vehicle rules into distinct subsections.

DEFINITION

Updated reference to Federal Highway Administration standards to include language about amendments over time.

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Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors