The Senate approved a resolution ordering the Commission on Human Rights and Labor Issues to investigate measures and / or protocols that have been implemented in the Puerto Rico Police Office, the Department of Justice and the Office of Court Administration, to ensure that crimes are motivated by whom the sexual identity or sexual orientation of victims of crime is classified and dealt with according to the same These conditions, as well as any other initiative that ensures decent treatment of victims and fosters greater institutional awareness.

This is Senate Resolution 78, written by Senators, Maria de Lourdes Santiago, Raphael Burnaby, Anna Irma Rivera Lassen, Ada Garcia Montes, and Robin Soto Rivera.

This action translates into hate crimes. It will be possible to find out what can and cannot be done. “The entire justice segment will benefit from this investigation to work on the hate crime case,” Rivera Lassen said.

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Among the measures approved during Monday’s session were Senate Bill No. 59 to declare September of each year “Alzheimer’s Awareness Month” and September 21 of each year “Alzheimer’s Awareness Day” with the aim of educating and educating citizens about this disease. ; Senate Bill 5 alternative, to Addition of Article 7, Article 8 and Amending Article 3 of Law 113-2012, known as the “Veterans and Small Business Owners Verification Program Act”, in order to promote business development among veterans and veterans residing in Puerto Rico; The Senate Resolution 74, ordering the Economic Development, Basic Services, and Consumer Affairs Commission to conduct an investigation into the efforts of the Puerto Rico Land Administration in connection with the rebuilding and redevelopment of the Baños de Cuamo Hotel; And Senate Resolution 92, to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the working conditions of public officials in the Department of Social and Economic Development of the Family.