Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6724: AN ACT CREATING A SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE IN RECOGNITION OF "THE BORINQUENEERS".
Status: Introduced, January 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act CREATING A SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE IN RECOGNITION OF "THE BORINQUENEERS". Assembly convened: That title 14 of the general statutes be amended to (1) create a special number plate in recognition of the primarily Puerto Rican members of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who served with distinction and were known as "The Borinqueneers", and (2) provide that revenues generated from sales of such number plate, after administrative fees, shall be used to support Hispanic heritage programming events and initiatives across the state. Statement of Purpose: To recogn.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CREATING A SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE IN RECOGNITION OF "THE BORINQUENEERS". Assembly convened: That title 14 of the general statutes be amended to (1) create a special number plate in recognition of the primarily Puerto Rican members of the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who served with distinction and were known as "The Borinqueneers", and (2) provide that revenues generated from sales of such number plate, after administrative fees, shall be used to support Hispanic heritage programming events and initiatives across the state. Statement of Purpose: To recognize and honor "The Borinqueneers" with a special motor vehicle number plate. LCO No. 3138 1 of
Sponsors
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Michael DiGiovancarlo (D, 74)
- Kurt Vail (R, 52)
- James Sanchez (D, 6)
- Hilda Santiago (D, 84)