Connecticut Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 25 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-05-26 - House Calendar Number 597
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To (1) extend the debt-free community college program to returning students, (2) increase the amount of minimum grants under the debt-free community college program, (3) reallocate ARPA funds under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to the Connecticut State University System, (4) require the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority to establish a Student Loan Subsidy Program to reduce the interest rate on authority loans to individuals employed in certain high-demand professions, and (5) provide a tax deduction to residents of the state who paid interest on student loans during the taxable year.

An Act Concerning Higher Education Affordability And Graduate Retention.

House Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee	Sen. Martin Looney [D]	Sen. Robert Duff [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]
Sen. Jorge Cabrera [D]	Sen. Christine Cohen [D]	Sen. Mae Flexer [D]	Sen. John Fonfara [D]
Sen. Herron Gaston [D]	Sen. Jan Hochadel [D]	Sen. Julie Kushner [D]	Sen. Matthew Lesser [D]
Sen. Rick Lopes [D]	Sen. Cici Maher [D]	Sen. James Maroney [D]	Sen. Martha Marx [D]
Sen. Douglas McCrory [D]	Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Sen. Marilyn Moore [D]	Sen. MD Rahman [D]
Sen. Derek Slap [D]	Sen. Gary Winfield [D]	Rep. Anthony Nolan [D]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]
Rep. Geraldo Reyes [D]	Rep. Dominique Johnson [D]

2023-05-25 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 261 (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-08 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 44 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-07 - Joint - HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - Joint - HED Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-26	House	House Calendar Number 597
2023-05-26	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2023-05-25	House	Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
2023-05-25	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2023-05-25	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8705
2023-05-09	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2023-05-09	Senate	No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2023-05-09	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-05-08	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-05-08	Senate	Joint Favorable
2023-05-03	Senate	Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2023-03-21	Senate	File Number 139
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 104
2023-03-21	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2023-03-21	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-14	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/20/23 5:00 PM
2023-03-07	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-07	Senate	Joint Favorable
2023-02-24	Senate	Public Hearing 03/02
2023-02-23	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
2023-02-22	Senate	Drafted by Committee
2023-01-19	Senate	Vote to Draft
2023-01-04	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00008&which_year=2023
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R01-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R02-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R03-SB.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/amd/S/pdf/2023SB-00008-R00SA-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023SB-00008-R000139-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023SB-00008-R000139-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023SB-00008-R00LCO08705-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023SB-00008-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023SB-00008-R01-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R00HED-CV6-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R00HED-CV51-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00008-R00APP-CV163-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/VOTE/S/PDF/2023SV-00261-R00SB00008-SV.PDF