By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3608) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and others relative to the issuance of motor vehicle registration plates to recipients of the Bronze Star.  Transportation

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

Daniel Walsh

John P. Fresolo

Christine E. Canavan

John D. Keenan

Geraldo Alicea

James E. Timilty

Jennifer M. Callahan

Anthony J. Verga

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act Commemorating Bronze Star Recipients.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 90, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, shall be amended in the paragraph beginning “The registrar shall furnish, at the request of an owner of a motorcycle or a motor vehicle who has been issued "VETERAN'' plates pursuant to this section …” by inserting after the sentence ending “clause Forty-third of section seven of chapter four” the following:

“Provided further if the Bronze Star recipient has received the Combat “V” device for an heroic act the registrar shall affix the words “for valor” to the Bronze Star license plate and the “V” device shall be added to the illustration of the medal.”