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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*"
+description: "Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "S 743"
+citation: "New Jersey S 743 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AUTH - STATE", "EDUC FINANCE", "HIGHER ED"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Beach, James", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Land, R. Bruce", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "McKeon, John F.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f23abbcf-edd8-4f70-89a6-7431c46f619b"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "2cdf1f4a2187da9088b1975299c210050ef240bb1abe613531553f59f7a8ae45"
+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 743 (217) — Directs Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to forgive certain student loans in the event of student borrower's death or total and permanent disability and grant deferment for temporary total disibility.*
+
+## 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/S1000/743_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/743_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–1** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
+- Beach, James — primary (person)
+- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
+- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
+- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
+- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
+- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
+- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
+- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
+- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
+- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
+- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
+- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
+- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
+- Weinberg, Loretta — cosponsor (person)
+- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-07-29T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (33-1) `passage`
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Mazzeo) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2761 (ACS)
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (66-0-7) `passage`
+- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
+- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-0) `passage`
+- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.71. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f23abbcf-edd8-4f70-89a6-7431c46f619b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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