HIGHER ED-COSIGNER LOANS
Summary
Amends the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act. Provides that the information regarding loans shall be provided to borrowers and cosigners (instead of just borrowers). Sets forth provisions for cosigner disclosure and notice, cosigner release, cosigner rights, what happens in the event of the bankruptcy or death of a cosigner, the total and permanent disability of a borrower or cosigner, refinancing, and modified or flexible repayment plans. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · House May 9, 2024
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 117
May 9, 2024
D
Democratic77
92% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 31, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Fine
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Simmons-Gessesse
DDemocratic
Co
Norma Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Will Guzzardi
DDemocratic
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