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type: "Bill"
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title: "Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree."
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description: "Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "218"
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identifier: "S 1265"
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citation: "New Jersey S 1265 (218)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HIGHER ED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8e0dfe7-9bfd-485d-9442-a22f79f3a408"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "3a92fc4606be18cd3afc2603646a50a582f7f47eb1ba8ff103315b13f7e8ca9c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey S 1265 (218) — Provides that no more than 120 credits will be required for baccalaureate degree awarded by a public institution and no more than 60 credits for an associate degree.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S1500/1265_I1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
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- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
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- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
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- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
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- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
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- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
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- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3634 (1R)
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- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-3) `passage`
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- **2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.93. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8e0dfe7-9bfd-485d-9442-a22f79f3a408`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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