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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5

AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 16, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

24 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, MD Rahman, Derek Slap, Gary A. Winfield, Tony Hwang

In the House of Representatives

    10 co-sponsors

    Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Sarah Keitt, William Heffernan, Laurie Sweet, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Eilish Collins Main, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, Travis Simms, Hilda E. Santiago

    Its course

    January 8 to May 16, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action29 actions on 18 days

    In the SenateJan 8 to May 14126 days

    Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeJan 8 to Feb 2750 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 1 to May 54 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMay 8 to May 124 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 14 to May 16 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 14

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 8 – May 14

    1. Jan 8Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    2. Feb 11Drafted as a bill by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    3. Feb 13Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    4. Feb 14Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    5. Feb 27Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. May 1Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. May 8Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    9. May 12Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    10. May 14The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    11. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 16

    1. May 16Arrived in the House of Representatives
    All 29 actions, as published
    1. Jan 8REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 16Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 11DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Feb 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Mar 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Mar 20SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Mar 20FILE NO.Both houses
    13. May 1REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 8REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    20. May 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
    21. May 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    22. May 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    23. May 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    24. May 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    25. May 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    26. May 14SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. May 14SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    29. May 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives