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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5074
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5074
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	8	+	LCO No. 4831
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
	12	+	AFFAIRS
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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12	20		AN ACT CONCERNING A MOTOR VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE
13	21		COMMEMORATING CONNECTICUT WOMEN VETERANS.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17		-	Section 1. Section 14-20b of the general statutes is ~~repealed and the~~ 1
18		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, ~~2025):~~ 2
19		-	(a) ~~(1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any~~ 3
20		-	~~veteran or member~~ of ~~the armed forces or~~ the ~~surviving spouse~~ of ~~such~~ 4
21		-	veteran or member~~, shall register any motor vehicle owned~~ or ~~leased for~~ 5
22		-	~~a period of at least one year by such person and~~ shall ~~issue a special~~ 6
23		-	~~certificate~~ of ~~registration~~ and a ~~set of number plates commemorating~~ 7
24		-	~~such veteran's or member's military service~~ for each such motor ~~vehicle,~~ 8
25		-	including a special certificate of registration and a set of number ~~plates~~ 9
26		-	for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by ~~any~~ 10
27		-	such veteran or member of the armed forces, or the surviving ~~spouse of~~ 11
28		-	such veteran or member, who is engaged in agricultural ~~production as~~ 12
29		-	a trade or business. 13
	25	+	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-20b of the general statutes is 1
	26	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
	27	+	2025): 3
	28	+	(a) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any 4
	29	+	veteran or member of the armed forces or the surviving spouse of such 5
	30	+	veteran or member, shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for 6
	31	+	a period of at least one year by such person and shall issue a special 7
	32	+	certificate of registration and a set of number plates for each such motor 8
	33	+	vehicle, including a special certificate of registration and a set of number 9
	34	+	plates for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by 10
	35	+	any such veteran or member of the armed forces, or the surviving 11
	36	+	spouse of such veteran or member, who is engaged in agricultural 12
	37	+	production as a trade or business. 13
30	38		(2) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any woman 14
31	39		veteran or woman member of the armed forces, shall register any motor 15
	40	+	Committee Bill No. 5074
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	43	+	LCO No. 4831 2 of 2
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32	45		vehicle owned or leased for a period of at least one year by such person 16
33	46		and shall issue a special certificate of registration and a set of number 17
34		-	plates commemorating such woman veteran's or woman member's 18 Substitute Bill No. 5074
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39		-	military service for each such motor vehicle, including a special 19
40		-	certificate of registration and a set of number plates for any motor 20
41		-	vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any such woman 21
42		-	veteran or woman member of the armed forces who is engaged in 22
43		-	agricultural production as a trade or business. 23
44		-	(3) The plates provided for under this subsection shall expire and be 24
45		-	renewed as provided in section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a 25
46		-	fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of making such 26
47		-	plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of such motor 27
48		-	vehicle. The commissioner shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars to replace 28
49		-	such plates that become mutilated or illegible. Any such member of the 29
50		-	armed forces who is dishonorably discharged shall return such plates to 30
51		-	the commissioner not later than thirty days after such discharge. The 31
52		-	commissioner shall not renew such plates for any motor vehicle owned 32
53		-	or leased by any such member of the armed forces who is dishonorably 33
54		-	discharged. 34
55		-	(b) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any 35
56		-	person who was a member of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units, 36
57		-	which units served in the United States secret war in the Kingdom of 37
58		-	Laos during the Vietnam War, or any person who is an eligible former 38
59		-	reservist, or the surviving spouse of any such person, and after 39
60		-	verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs as provided under 40
61		-	subdivision (2) or (3) [, as applicable,] of this subsection, as applicable, 41
62		-	shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for a period of at least 42
63		-	one year by such person and shall issue a special certificate of 43
64		-	registration and a set of number plates commemorating such person's 44
65		-	military service for each such motor vehicle, including a special 45
66		-	certificate of registration and a set of number plates for any motor 46
67		-	vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any such person, or 47
68		-	the surviving spouse of such person, who is engaged in agricultural 48
69		-	production as a trade or business. The plates shall expire and be 49
70		-	renewed as provided in section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a 50
71		-	fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of making such 51
72		-	plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of such motor 52 Substitute Bill No. 5074
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77		-	vehicle. 53
78		-	(2) Any person who was a member of the Hmong Laotian special 54
79		-	guerilla units, or the surviving spouse of such person, may submit a 55
80		-	request to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be listed as a veteran, 56
81		-	based on such person's service during the Vietnam War, for the purpose 57
82		-	of obtaining a special certificate of registration and a set of number 58
83		-	plates under subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such person, or the 59
84		-	surviving spouse of such person, shall provide to said department (A) 60
85		-	an affidavit stating (i) when such person served, (ii) where such person 61
86		-	served, (iii) the unit in which such person served, and (iv) the capacity 62
87		-	in which such person served; (B) any available corroborating witness 63
88		-	affidavits; (C) any available official documentation of service; and (D) 64
89		-	any other documents supporting such person's or such surviving 65
90		-	spouse's affidavit. Said department shall, not later than thirty days after 66
91		-	receipt of such request, verify whether such person was a member of the 67
92		-	Hmong Laotian special guerilla units and, if so verified, notify the 68
93		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of such request and verification. 69
94		-	(3) (A) Any person who is an eligible former reservist, or the 70
95		-	surviving spouse of such person, may submit a request to the 71
96		-	Department of Veterans Affairs to be listed as a veteran, based on such 72
97		-	person's service in a reserve component of the armed forces, for the 73
98		-	purpose of obtaining a special certificate of registration and a set of 74
99		-	number plates under subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such person, or 75
100		-	the surviving spouse of such person, shall provide to said department 76
101		-	all available official documentation of such service. Said department 77
102		-	shall, not later than thirty days after receipt of such request, verify such 78
103		-	person's service and, if so verified, notify the Commissioner of Motor 79
104		-	Vehicles of such request and verification. 80
105		-	(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 81
106		-	subsection or subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, neither the issuance 82
107		-	of such registration and number plates to a person by the Commissioner 83
108		-	of Motor Vehicles nor the listing of such person as a veteran by the 84
109		-	Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall constitute proof of such person's 85 Substitute Bill No. 5074
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114		-	eligibility for any other benefit available to veterans. 86
115		-	(c) As used in this section, "eligible former reservist" means any 87
116		-	person honorably discharged from, released under honorable 88
117		-	conditions from or released with an other than honorable discharge 89
118		-	based on a qualifying condition from, the United States Army Reserve, 90
119		-	Army National Guard, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast 91
120		-	Guard Reserve, Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard; and "veteran", 92
121		-	"armed forces" and "qualifying condition" have the same meanings as 93
122		-	provided in section 27-103. 94
	47	+	plates for each such motor vehicle, including a special certificate of 18
	48	+	registration and a set of number plates for any motor vehicle used 19
	49	+	exclusively for farming purposes by any such woman veteran or woman 20
	50	+	member of the armed forces who is engaged in agricultural production 21
	51	+	as a trade or business. 22
	52	+	(3) The plates provided for under this subsection shall expire and be 23
	53	+	renewed as provided in section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a 24
	54	+	fee for such plates, which fee shall cover the entire cost of making such 25
	55	+	plates and shall be in addition to the fee for registration of such motor 26
	56	+	vehicle. The commissioner shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars to replace 27
	57	+	such plates that become mutilated or illegible. Any such member of the 28
	58	+	armed forces who is dishonorably discharged shall return such plates to 29
	59	+	the commissioner not later than thirty days after such discharge. The 30
	60	+	commissioner shall not renew such plates for any motor vehicle owned 31
	61	+	or leased by any such member of the armed forces who is dishonorably 32
	62	+	discharged. 33
123	63		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
124	64		sections:
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126		-	Section 1 July 1, 2025 14-20b
	66	+	Section 1 July 1, 2025 14-20b(a)
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128		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
129		-	In Subsec. (b)(1), "subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of this subsection,"
130		-	was changed to "subdivision (2) or (3) [, as applicable,] of this
131		-	subsection, as applicable," for consistency with standard drafting
132		-	conventions.
	68	+	Statement of Purpose:
	69	+	To establish a motor vehicle number plate commemorating Connecticut
	70	+	women veterans.
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134		-	VA Joint Favorable Subst.
	72	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	73	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	74	+	underlined.]
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	76	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist.; REP. SHAKE, 120th Dist.
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	78	+	H.B. 5074
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