On Friday, House Speaker Matt Ritter remained optimistic about the eventual passage of the regulations and said the proposal would receive a public hearing in the legislature’s Transportation Committee. 

By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Lawmakers will wait until after the legislative session begins on Feb. 7 to advance stalled regulations to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles, House Speaker Matt Ritter said Friday.

Leadership had asked House members to keep their calendars open on Feb. 1 to potentially meet for a special session to adopt regulations phasing out the sale of new exclusively gas-powered vehicles by 2035, reflecting emissions standards enacted by California and several other states.

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