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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6724
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3138
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
REP. REYES, 75th Dist.
AN ACT CREATING A SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE
IN RECOGNITION OF "THE BORINQUENEERS".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 14 of the general statutes be amended to (1) create a special 1
number plate in recognition of the primarily Puerto Rican members of 2
the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who served with 3
distinction and were known as "The Borinqueneers", and (2) provide 4
that revenues generated from sales of such number plate, after 5
administrative fees, shall be used to support Hispanic heritage 6
programming events and initiatives across the state. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To recognize and honor "The Borinqueneers" with a special motor
vehicle number plate.