Relates to prohibited practices relating to student educational debt
Summary
Prohibits certain practices regarding collection and enforcement of student debt.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Assembly Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Signed May 4, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2022 · Assembly Mar 28, 2022
How they voted
43–18
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 31, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 4, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.180
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6938B
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6938A
lower
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Bill Magnarelli
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Eddie Gibbs
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan Jacobson
DDemocratic
Co
Manny De Los Santos
DDemocratic
Co
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
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