| 24 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 14-49b of the 2020 supplement to 1 |
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| 25 | | - | the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2 |
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| 26 | | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 3 |
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| 27 | | - | (b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 4 |
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| 28 | | - | vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 5 |
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| 29 | | - | chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 6 |
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| 30 | | - | commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial 7 |
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| 31 | | - | period or ten dollars for registration for a biennial period for the 8 |
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| 32 | | - | following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home, 9 |
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| 33 | | - | combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older and 10 |
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| 34 | | - | who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49 for 11 |
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| 35 | | - | such registration type shall pay five dollars for the annual registration 12 |
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| 36 | | - | period. Any person who is a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of 13 |
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| 37 | | - | section 27-103, shall be exempt from payment of the fee required by this 14 |
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| 38 | | - | subsection, provided such person presents to the commissioner or the 15 |
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| 39 | | - | commissioner's authorized representative documentation indicating 16 |
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| 40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5087 |
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| 42 | | - | |
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| 43 | | - | LCO No. 1395 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | | - | such person's status as a veteran. The provisions of this subsection shall 17 |
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| 46 | | - | not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is 18 |
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| 47 | | - | exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be identified 19 |
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| 48 | | - | as the "Passport to the Parks Fee" on any registration form provided by 20 |
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| 49 | | - | the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this 21 |
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| 50 | | - | subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the Parks account 22 |
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| 51 | | - | established pursuant to section 23-15h. The fee required by this 23 |
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| 52 | | - | subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other 24 |
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| 53 | | - | provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of 25 |
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| 54 | | - | the "Passport to the Parks Fee" shall be subject to a refund under 26 |
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| 55 | | - | subsection (z) of section 14-49. 27 |
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| 56 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 57 | | - | sections: |
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| 59 | | - | Section 1 July 1, 2020 14-49b(b) |
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| 28 | + | That the general statutes be amended to exempt veterans from the 1 |
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| 29 | + | motor vehicle registration fee associated with the Passport to the Parks 2 |
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| 30 | + | program. 3 |
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| 62 | | - | To exempt veterans from payment of the Passport to the Parks fee. |
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| 63 | | - | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 64 | | - | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 65 | | - | underlined.] |
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| 67 | | - | Co-Sponsors: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.; REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. |
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| 68 | | - | REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.; REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist. |
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| 69 | | - | REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist. |
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| 71 | | - | H.B. 5087 |
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| 32 | + | To allow veterans to not have to pay the motor vehicle registration fee |
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| 33 | + | associated with the Passport to the Parks program. |
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