Relative to student loan debt.
Summary
This measure would urge the President of the United States to protect student loan borrowers by taking executive action to cancel up to $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Assembly Passage
Aug 2021
Signed into Law
Sep 2021
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Signed Sep 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · Assembly Aug 30, 2021
How they voted
27–5
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Apr 26, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican8
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
6
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 10:30 a.m.
legislature
Sep 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2516.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (55-13-11)
assembly
Aug 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 55. Noes 13. Page 2564.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (June 15).
lower
May 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-5-5)
senate
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 6. Page 913.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 604.) (March 24).
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Allen
DDemocratic
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