---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans."
description: "Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 2926"
citation: "New Jersey A 2926 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUC FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77250319-ddfe-4b93-877b-acb39db3de9f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f490ec70001e802eac708992423e0e9597adb5f8fc518dee86fdd70e5565c8f4"
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 A 2926 (217) — Repeals law suspending certain licenses, registrations and certifications for failure to repay student loans.

## 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/A3000/2926_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-0-4) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3197
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.160. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77250319-ddfe-4b93-877b-acb39db3de9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).