Eliminates eligibility of postsecondary students and other individuals for State student assistance, training, and employment services if school or training provider requires student to consent to arbitration agreement or proceeding or to waive certain ri
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 13, 2020
Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · General Assembly Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
28–1
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
35% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.53.
executive
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-4-1)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (28-1)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (22-0) (Ruiz)
upper
Aug 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
P
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
P
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
NH
Nia H. Gill, Esq.
DDemocratic
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