Eliminates US citizenship requirement for student representatives on boards of trustees of certain public institutions of higher education.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2020
Senate Passage
Nov 2020
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 28, 2020
Last action Nov 16, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Nov 16, 2020
How they voted
31–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Nov 16, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
42% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 16, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
lower
Nov 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (31-6)
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jul 28, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
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