Connecticut HB 5237: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5237
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1521

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

Introduced by:
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AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-10 of the 2026 1
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(2) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to an 4
operator's license, instruction or learner's permit, identity card, 5
registration, certificate of title or any other document issued by the 6
Department of Motor Vehicles; [. "Motor vehicle record" does not 7
include any record relating to vessels and certificates of title for vessels, 8
as provided in section 15-210;] 9
Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 14-10 of the 2026 supplement to the 10
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 11
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 12
(f) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a 13
motor vehicle record to: 14

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(1) Any federal, state or local government agency in carrying out its 15
functions or to any individual or entity acting on behalf of any such 16
agency, [or] 17
(2) Any individual, organization or entity that signs and files with the 18
commissioner, under penalty of false statement as provided in section 19
53a-157b, a statement on a form approved by the commissioner, 20
together with such supporting documentation or information as the 21
commissioner may require, that such information will be used for any 22
of the following purposes: 23
(A) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and 24
theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls 25
or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by 26
motor vehicle manufacturers, motor vehicle market research activities 27
including survey research, motor vehicle product and service 28
communications and removal of nonowner records from the original 29
owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to implement the 30
provisions of the federal Automobile Information Disclosure Act, 15 31
USC 1231 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq., and 49 USC 32
Chapters 301, 305 and 321 to 331, inclusive, as amended from time to 33
time, and any provision of the general statutes enacted to attain 34
compliance with said federal provisions; 35
(B) In the normal course of business by the requesting party, but only 36
to confirm the accuracy of personal information submitted by the 37
individual to the requesting party; 38
(C) In connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitral 39
proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self-40
regulatory body, including the service of process, an investigation in 41
anticipation of litigation by an attorney-at-law or any individual acting 42
on behalf of an attorney-at-law and the execution or enforcement of 43
judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of any court provided 44
the requesting party is a party in interest to such proceeding; 45
(D) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and 46

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theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls 47
or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and motor 48
vehicle parts and dealers, producing statistical reports and removal of 49
nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle 50
manufacturers, provided the personal information is not published, 51
disclosed or used to contact individuals except as permitted under 52
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; 53
(E) By any insurer or insurance support organization or by a self-54
insured entity or its agents, employees or contractors, in connection 55
with the investigation of claims arising under insurance policies, 56
antifraud activities, rating or underwriting; 57
(F) In providing any notice required by law to owners or lienholders 58
named in the certificate of title of towed, abandoned or impounded 59
motor vehicles; 60
(G) By an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify 61
information relating to a holder of a passenger endorsement or 62
commercial driver's license required under 49 USC Chapter 313, and 63
sections 14-44 to 14-44m, inclusive; 64
(H) In connection with any lawful purpose of a labor organization, as 65
defined in section 31-77, provided (i) such organization has entered into 66
a contract with the commissioner, on such terms and conditions as the 67
commissioner may require, and (ii) the information will be used only for 68
the purposes specified in the contract other than campaign or political 69
purposes; 70
(I) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing or solicitations 71
provided the