AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS' SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES AND DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR CERTAIN FORMER ARMED FORCES RESERVISTS.
This bill allows certain former military reservists and Hmong Laotian special guerilla units members to receive official veteran status for the purpose of obtaining specialty license plates and driver's licenses. It requires these individuals to submit service documentation to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which must verify their eligibility within thirty days before notifying the Motor Vehicles Commissioner. The law also clarifies that receiving these plates does not guarantee eligibility for other veteran benefits and mandates that plates be returned if the owner is dishonorably discharged.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024
Signed Jun 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House May 7, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 5, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' and Military Affairs
lower
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Nolan
DDemocratic
P
Cara Pavalock-D'Amato
RRepublican
P
Christie Carpino
RRepublican
P
Dave Rutigliano
RRepublican
P
Donna Veach
RRepublican
P
Eric Berthel
RRepublican
P
FR
Francis Rexford Cooley
RRepublican
P
Hubert Delany
DDemocratic
P
Irene Haines
RRepublican
P
Jeff Gordon
RRepublican
P
John Kissel
RRepublican
P
Julie Kushner
DDemocratic
P
Kathy Kennedy
RRepublican
P
LS
Lisa Seminara
RRepublican
P
Marty Foncello
RRepublican
P
Matt Blumenthal
DDemocratic
P
Paul Cicarella
RRepublican
P
Tami Zawistowski
RRepublican
P
Tammy Nuccio
RRepublican
P
Tom Delnicki
RRepublican
P
Travis Simms
DDemocratic
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