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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa"
+description: "Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 2577"
+citation: "New Jersey S 2577 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Downey, Joann", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 10
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6986d6b-0351-4e6c-8f0e-ef52160cde00"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "1517c093561858f16167f7de88cafa4a68bf90c27dccf3de0e7bee8c9b4b0626"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey S 2577 (217) — Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to provide annual New Jersey College Loans to Assist State Students Loan Program report to Governor and Legislature and develop student loan comparison information document to increase program transpa
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S3000/2577_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
+- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
+- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
+- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
+- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4238
+- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.129. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6986d6b-0351-4e6c-8f0e-ef52160cde00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+