ROCKY HILL — Legislation offering school districts tax credits when they buy buses outfitted with safety belts was cemented here today during a poignant ceremony attended by Rep. David Scribner. The ceremony took place at Rocky Hill High School, where Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed the legislation giving districts 50 percent reimbursement on state sales [...]
A state Rep. David Scribner-inspired bill bolstering Connecticut’s distracted driving rules was signed into law Thursday by Gov. M. Jodi Rell at the police department here. The bill makes text messaging while driving illegal, and it also increases the penalty for using a cellular phone while driving, said Scribner, ranking member of the legislature’s Transportation [...]
HARTFORD — Transportation Committee member David Scribner met with the state’s legislative and congressional leaders early today to discuss the future of the New Haven to Springfield rail corridor. Scribner, state representative for Brookfield and Bethel, was among the elected officials invited to Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s office to meet with federal transportation officials, including [...]
HARTFORD — State Rep. David Scribner, who represents Brookfield and Bethel, was honored recently by AARP for his legislative efforts related to senior citizens and their transportation needs. Scribner accepted a plaque at their Hartford office inside a high-rise building a short walk from the Capitol. Scribner was greeted by members of the organization’s volunteer [...]
WINDSOR — A movement to combat distracted driving on Connecticut roadways gained further momentum thanks to high school students throughout the state, including teenagers from Brookfield who finished as runners-up in video contest focused on the subject, Rep. David Scribner said. Scribner, who represents Brookfield and Bethel, drove here tonight to participate in the awards [...]
HARTFORD — The legislature’s Transportation Committee today gave its stamp of approval on a bill that would make text messaging while driving illegal, Rep. David Scribner said today. Committee members unanimously approved a proposal crafted by Scribner: S.B. 427, an Act Concerning the Use of Hand-Held Mobile Telephones and Mobile Electronic Devices by Motor Vehicle [...]
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association supports Rep. David Scribner’s proposal to prohibit text messaging while driving, one of its members said today. West Hartford Police Chief James Strillacci visited the Capitol to testify before the legislature’s Transportation Committee in favor of S.B. 427, an Act Concerning the Use of Hand-Held Mobile Telephones and [...]
HARTFORD — Mandated installation of safety belts on school buses is a complex issue that will require lawmakers to consider a broad set of issues beyond the emotion of a recent tragedy that claimed the life of a Rocky Hill teenager, Rep. David Scribner said a day after a hearing on the subject. Safety belts [...]
On Friday, March 27, Rep. Scribner and Congressman Chris Murphy discussed federal and state funding and issues regarding transportation throughout western Connecticut during a meeting convened by the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials (HVCCEO) at Brookfield Town Hall. Rep. Scribner serves as Ranking Member (House Republican leader) of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee.
