Voters will have to wait to possibly change Connecticut's constitution to ensure transportation revenues are spent only on transportation projects.
A resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would create a so-called transportation lockbox fell 14 votes short of the 114 needed in the House of Representatives for a statewide ballot question in November 2016.
Instead, the resolution passed 100 to 40.
It's now up to the 2017 General Assembly to put the question on the 2018 ballot.
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Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy wanted the lockbox legislation passed as soon as possible. He is pushing for a massive, 20-year, $100 billion transportation overhaul that will likely require new transportation-related taxes.
Malloy has said voters will support spending more money on transportation if they're guaranteed it won't be spent on other programs.
