AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
To require (1) need-based grants under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to be equal to four thousand five hundred dollars per student, and (2) the Office of Higher Education to disburse grants under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program not later than the academic semester preceding the academic semester in which such grants are to be awarded to eligible students.
Introduced by:
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| FIN Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| APP Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 164 [doc] | |
| HED Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Committee Bill [doc] | |
| Proposed Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| Senate Schedule A LCO# 7932 (J) [doc] |
| Votes | |
| Senate Roll Call Vote 160 |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7932 (See Fiscal Note Details) | |
| Fiscal Note for SB-5, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7932) | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 164 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis for SB-5, as amended by Senate "A" | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 164 |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2025 | House Calendar Number 600 | ||
| 5/16/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 5/14/2025 | Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/14/2025 | Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 7932 | ||
| 5/13/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/13/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/12/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/12/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/12/2025 | (FIN) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/8/2025 | Immediate Transmittal | ||
| 5/8/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding | ||
| 5/7/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/7/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/6/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/6/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/5/2025 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/1/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 3/20/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 164 | |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate Calendar Number 128 | ||
| 3/20/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 3/20/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/14/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/19/25 5:00 PM | |
| 3/5/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 2/27/2025 | (HED) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 2/14/2025 | Public Hearing 02/20 | ||
| 2/13/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement | ||
| 2/11/2025 | Drafted by Committee | ||
| 1/16/2025 | (HED) | Vote to Draft | |
| 1/8/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement |
Co-sponsors of SB-5
Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Sen. Jorge Cabrera, 17th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, 22nd Dist.
Sen. Herron Gaston, 23rd Dist.
Sen. Joan V. Hartley, 15th Dist.
Sen. Jan Hochadel, 13th Dist.
Sen. Paul Honig, 8th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Sen. Douglas McCrory, 2nd Dist.
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, 27th Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. MD Rahman, 4th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Sarah Keitt, 134th Dist.
Rep. William Heffernan, 115th Dist.
Rep. Laurie Sweet, 91st Dist.
Rep. Michael "MJ" Shannon, 117th Dist.
Rep. Eilish Collins Main, 146th Dist.
Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, 133rd Dist.
Rep. Daniel Gaiewski, 40th Dist.
Sen. Tony Hwang, 28th Dist.
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Rep. Hilda E. Santiago, 84th Dist.
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