Astounded that the fine for jaywalking is $1 and convinced that cutting down on the behavior would increase pedestrian safety, state Senate majority leader Harriette Chandler asked lawmakers Wednesday to increase penalties for errant street-crossing.

“It’s a bad habit we’ve all gotten into. And it’s changing a bad habit. And the best way to change a bad habit is to penalize it in some fashion,” Chandler said in an interview after testifying before the Transportation Committee.

Boston police confirmed that the fine in the city is $1 and citations are not issued or tracked.