Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed two measures into law and vetoed Senate Bill 1248, authored by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz. The vetoed bill would have exempted war veterans and decorated commanders from paying tolls on one of their vehicles and would have set the vehicle registration fee at $5. In her veto message, González Colón said the proposal would create an additional cost for the Puerto Rico government without identifying funding or providing sufficient data to assess its fiscal impact.
She noted that toll revenues are part of concession agreements with Metropistas, so any toll revenue voluntarily eliminated by the government would have to be fully absorbed by the Roads and Transportation Authority. Separately, the governor signed Senate Bill 632 into law as Law 214-2026, by Senator Marissa Jiménez Santoni, which amends Article 7 of Law 266-2004, the Sex Offender and Child Abuse Registry Law.
It requires QR codes in central government, public corporation and municipal buildings that let citizens access the registry directly without navigating multiple pages. González Colón also signed Joint Resolution 74-2026, by Senator Jeison Rosa Ramos, designating state road PR-4477 in Isabela after Elisa Juarbe Beníquez, honoring her public service and contributions to District 16 and the northwest region.