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SB 1150 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR NO-COST DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTITY CARD RENEWALS FOR VETERANS.

SB 1150 waives the standard renewal fees for driver's licenses and identity cards for veterans. Veterans with documented veteran status on their current license can renew without paying the typical fee (e.g., $96 for an 8-year license). If a veteran applies for renewal more than six months before expiration, they receive a voucher for a free renewal during that six-month window. This policy directly affects veterans who are current license holders and need to renew, while non-veterans continue to pay standard fees.
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill waives driver's license/ID renewal fees for veterans, providing direct financial benefit and reducing barriers to essential services for this group.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its title to include identity cards in addition to driver's licenses, and the text was reorganized into a formal statutory structure with multiple subsections. The core policy of waiving renewal fees for veterans remains unchanged, but the bill now includes additional provisions for late fees, notification procedures, and video presentation requirements for all license renewals.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded from only driver's licenses to include identity cards, and the legislative text was restructured from a simple act description into a detailed statutory framework with multiple sections covering various aspects of license management.
SCOPE

The bill title was changed to include identity card renewals alongside driver's license renewals for veterans.

Additional provisions were added regarding license extensions for out-of-state residents and handling expiration dates on weekends or holidays.

REQUIREMENT

New provisions require license holders to watch a video presentation about safe driving every other renewal.

The commissioner must notify license holders of expiration dates at least fifteen days in advance, with exceptions for undeliverable mail addresses.

ENFORCEMENT

Late fees of twenty-five dollars are established for operators who fail to renew their licenses on time.

TECHNICAL

The bill was restructured from a simple act description into a formal statutory format with numbered sections and subsections.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' and Military Affairs
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' and Military Affairs
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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