Establishes certain rights for students with military obligations attending public institutions of higher education and permits late registration for students with military obligations.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jul 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2020 · General Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 5, 2020
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 22, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.174.
executive
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Oct 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 8, 2020
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
upper
4 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Danielsen
DDemocratic
P
SB
Sandra B. Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
TH
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Moen
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Bergen
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
CA
Chris A. Brown
RRepublican
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
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