House approves package of bills and joint resolutions; members debate place-name recognitions

After the tribute to Olga Tañón the House proceeded to its legislative calendar and completed final roll-call votes on multiple measures.

As announced by the clerk, the results reported at the close of the rolling 30‑minute voting period were: Proyecto de la Cámara 296 (in concurrence) approved; Cámara 301 approved (49–0); Cámara 559 approved (49–0); Cámara 693 approved (45–4); Senado 241 approved (46–3); Senado 522 approved (44–5); Resolución Conjunta Cámara 258 approved (49–0); Resolución Conjunta Senado 97 approved (41–8); and Resolución Conjunta Senado 102 approved (35–14). The clerk stated that, with these results, all measures on the day’s calendar were approved.

Floor debate preceding the votes included a dispute over honorific place-name measures. Members discussed joint resolutions to designate sections of the state road PR‑861 and to rename the Minillas tunnel; some representatives objected to edits or overwriting of previously approved place names. One member urged caution about removing existing recognitions, saying, “no creo en honrar a una persona deshonrando a otra,” and called for preservation of prior designations. Another member, defending the measure to honor Carlos Romero Barceló, framed the resolution as an institutional act of memory and called for respect in the deliberation.

The debate also referenced technical clarifications from the Department of Transportation about how a road can be recognized by kilometer ranges so multiple honorees may be acknowledged without affecting federal funding. Members recorded both supportive and opposing positions before the calendar vote; several votes were unanimous, while other measures recorded substantive minority opposition.

With the clerk’s announcement of the tallies, the House recessed work until the next scheduled session.