AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

HB 5237 amends Connecticut's motor vehicle record disclosure rules to implement Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recommendations. It expands the definition of "motor vehicle record" to include more license, registration, and title documents, and clarifies when personal information from these records can be shared. Key provisions allow the DMV to disclose driver information for specific purposes like vehicle safety investigations, emissions compliance, insurance claims verification, law enforcement, and employer background checks - while requiring written consent for marketing uses. This directly affects drivers (whose data may be shared), businesses (like insurers and dealers), and government agencies accessing DMV records. The changes take effect October 1, 2026.