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House passes Connecticut Hero Act, packaging veterans' benefits and recognition measures
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 6442, a bipartisan 'Connecticut Hero Act' consolidating veterans-related measures: designating Veterans Month in November, new specialty license plates (including a Borinqueneers plate), no-cost license renewals for veterans, education continuity for military families, dental services recommendations and a waiting-list exemption for service‑connected veterans.
HARTFORD — The Connecticut House on April 29, 2025 passed House Bill 6442, an omnibus veterans package the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee described as the Connecticut Hero Act.
Representative Foster, the committee chair, summarized the measure on the floor: the bill designates the month of November as Veterans Month, creates specialty motor‑vehicle plates honoring women veterans and the Borinqueneers, establishes reimbursement for Military Order of the Purple Heart plates, authorizes no‑cost driver’s license renewals for veterans, permits the adjutant general to establish military…
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