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ConnecticutHB 064422025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE MILITARY SERVICE OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN CONNECTICUT.
Sponsored By: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To make minor and technical changes in a statute related to military affairs.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Nursing-home admission priority for eligible veterans
Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible service-connected veterans get priority admission at nursing homes contracted with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. These homes must admit eligible veterans without following the usual waiting-list order. Veterans must meet federal veterans' eligibility requirements and qualify for care at that home.
More school stability for military children
Beginning July 1, 2025, military-connected children get new protections in Connecticut public schools. Children arriving midyear because of a documented military transfer get help continuing comparable services under an existing individualized education program or Section 504 plan. School boards must transfer records and prior evaluations, conduct needed reevaluations, and hold the required planning meeting within 30 school days. After military documents show a move from town, children can stay through the school year while the member remains in service. Children in grade 11 can stay one additional school year under the same rule.
Veterans get license and plate-related savings
Beginning July 1, 2025, verified veterans applying at a one-day state Veterans Affairs assistance event get free license or ID renewals or duplicates. Those applying more than six months before expiration get a voucher for free renewal during the final six months. Veterans and service members can also seek repayment of a Military Order of the Purple Heart chapter membership charge paid to obtain a qualifying plate. The plate must have been issued on or after July 1, 2025; applicants must follow state Veterans Affairs application instructions. The agency must notify applicants of its decision within 60 days and reimburse approved claims.
Paid Borinqueneers plates fund bilingual veteran help
Beginning January 1, 2026, Connecticut offers Borinqueneers plates honoring the Army's mostly Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment. Buyers pay $60 beyond regular registration: $15 covers plate costs, and $45 funds bilingual help for Connecticut veterans and service members. No extra renewal or transfer fee applies, and the plates are only for use as official registration plates. A separate state fund keeps unspent money and accepts private donations and other specified plate-fee proceeds. The state sends fund money quarterly to Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut, Inc., which must use it for bilingual services and assistance.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/18/2025
House Roll Call Vote 56 AS AMENDED
Yes: 146 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 239
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2025
House Roll Call Vote 55 HOUSE AMD A
Yes: 139 • No: 7
House vote • 2/18/2025
VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 17 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
6/3/2025legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
6/2/2025legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
6/2/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-15
5/30/2025legislatureIn Concurrence
5/22/2025legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/22/2025SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
5/22/2025SenateFile Number 820
5/2/2025legislatureSenate Calendar Number 430
5/2/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/2/2025SenateHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
4/30/2025HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 7618
4/30/2025HouseFile Number 55
3/6/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 63
3/6/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
3/6/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/6/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/05/25 5:00 PM
2/28/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2/19/2025legislatureJoint Favorable
2/18/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 01/30
1/24/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
1/23/2025legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-15
5/30/2025
File No. 820
5/2/2025
File No. 55
3/6/2025
VA Joint Favorable
2/18/2025
Raised Bill
1/23/2025
Bill Analysis For File Copy 55
Bill Analysis For File Copy 820
Bill Analysis for HB-6442, as amended by House "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 55
Fiscal Note For File Copy 820
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7416 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7583 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7618 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-6442, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 7618)
House LCO Amendment #7416 (J)
House LCO Amendment #7583 (J)
House Roll Call Vote 55 HOUSE AMD A
House Roll Call Vote 56 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 7618 (J)
Senate Roll Call Vote 239
Summary for Public Act No. 25-15
VA Joint Fav. Rpt
VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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