New Jersey Senate Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-2)
Status: Passed on February 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-05 - Approved P.L.2015, c.4.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.

Establishes "College Affordability Study Commission" to examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.

Sen. Stephen Sweeney [D]	Sen. Sandra Cunningham [D]	Rep. Celeste Riley [D]	Rep. John Wisniewski [D]
Rep. Daniel Benson [D]	Rep. Pamela Lampitt [D]	Sen. Paul Moriarty [D]	Rep. Benjie Wimberly [D]
Rep. Carmelo Garcia [D]	Sen. Nia Gill [D]	Sen. Robert Gordon [D]	Sen. Teresa Ruiz [D]
Sen. Raj Mukherji [D]	Rep. Sheila Oliver [D]	Rep. Valerie Huttle [D]	Sen. Gordon Johnson [D]
Rep. Craig Coughlin [D]	Sen. John McKeon [D]	Rep. Gary Schaer [D]	Sen. Diane Allen [R]
Sen. Linda Greenstein [D]	Sen. Jennifer Beck [R]

2015-01-29 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 71 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Assembly - Assembly Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 71 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-10-23 - Senate - Senate Floor: Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-10-23 - Senate - Senate Concur Governor Recommendations (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-09-22 - Senate - Senate Floor: Adopt Governor Recommendations (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-09-22 - Senate - Senate Adopt Governor Recommendations (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-22 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Substitute For A2236 Aca (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-22 - Assembly - Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-22 - Assembly - Assembly Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-22 - Assembly - Assembly Substitute For A2236 Aca (Voice Vote) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-12 - Senate - Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-12 - Senate - Senate Third Reading - Final Passage (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-05 - Senate - Senate Higher Eduction Committee: Reported with Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-20 - Senate - Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-30 - Senate - Senate Higher Eduction Committee: Reported Favorably (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-05	Assembly	Approved P.L.2015, c.4.
2015-01-29	Assembly	Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0)
2014-10-23	Assembly	Received in the Assembly on Concurrence with Gov. Recommend.
2014-10-23	Senate	Passed by the Senate (38-0)
2014-09-22	Senate	2nd Reading in the Senate on Concur. w/Governor's Recommend. (38-0)
2014-07-10	Senate	Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
2014-05-22	Assembly	Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0)
2014-05-22	Assembly	Substituted for A2236 (1R)
2014-05-15	Assembly	Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
2014-05-12	Senate	Passed by the Senate (39-0)
2014-05-05	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
2014-05-05	Senate	Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
2014-03-24	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2014-01-30	Senate	Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
2014-01-30	Senate	Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
2014-01-27	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

A2236 (Same As) 2014-05-22 - Substituted by S979 (1R)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2014/S979
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2014/S1000/979_I1.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2014/S1000/979_R1.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2014/S1000/979_R2.HTM
Text	https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2014/AL15/4_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=S979