Revises New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program to require applicants first exhaust federal student loans, require income verification, and limit total student loan amounts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Sep 26, 2016
Signed Aug 7, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Aug 7, 2017
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2017, c.198.
executive
Jun 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
legislature
Jun 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Oct 20, 2016
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
legislature
Oct 20, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
legislature
Oct 20, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Senate Amendment (33-0) (Singer)
legislature
Oct 13, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Sep 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
legislature
Sep 29, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Sep 26, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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