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HB 5349

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SAFETY DEVICES ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mitch Bolinsky

Connecticut bill would permit automated speed cameras on limited access highways to enforce traffic laws, raising debates over safety benefits versus revenue generation and privacy concerns.

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Bill Summary · HB 5349

Legislative bill overview

HB 5349 would authorize the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices (primarily speed cameras) on Connecticut's limited access highways. The bill allows municipalities or the state to deploy these camera systems to monitor and enforce speed violations on highways like interstate and state-designated limited access roads.

Why is this important

Automated enforcement systems can improve highway safety by deterring speeding and reducing serious crashes without requiring officer presence. However, they also raise significant questions about privacy, revenue generation, and equitable enforcement that affect millions of commuters and highway users across the state.

Potential points of contention

  • Revenue concerns: Critics worry automated cameras become a de facto tax on drivers, with revenue incentives potentially prioritizing collection over genuine safety improvements
  • Due process and accuracy: Questions about camera reliability, false positives, ticket appeal procedures, and whether drivers have adequate opportunity to contest citations
  • Privacy and surveillance: Concerns about widespread vehicle tracking, data collection on driver movements, and potential misuse of collected information
  • Equity in enforcement: Risk that cameras disproportionately ticket lower-income drivers unable to repair vehicles or challenge citations, and disparate impact by location
  • Effectiveness debate: Disagreement over whether cameras actually reduce crashes or merely shift where speeding occurs

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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