Senate bill · 222
S 840
"Student-Parent Protection Act"; ensures equal rights and opportunities for parenting students enrolled in institutions of higher education.
Progress
62 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 13
Referred to committee
Jan 13
Heard in committee
Mar 16
Reported from committee
Mar 16
Passed first chamber
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
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Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Reported favorably out of committee
Senate · Mar 16, 2026
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by New Jersey Legislature.
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Budget and Appropriations
Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading Higher Education
Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee Higher Education
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Authors
and 1 coauthor or sponsor
- Amato, Carmen F., Jr.–
- Bob SingerR
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- Latham Tiver cosponsorR
In committee
- Higher Education
Senate
Referred Jan 13, 2026 · heard Mar 16, 2026 · reported after 62 days
- Budget and Appropriations
Senate
Referred Mar 16, 2026 · never reported