H 4729 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act suspending student loan debt due to the COVID-19 emergency

Summary

By Ms. Domb of Amherst, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Mindy Domb and others for legislation to suspend payment and collection of student loan payments provided for post-secondary education or vocational training during the COVID-19 emergency declaration and to designate certain outstanding bonds used to fund said loans as general obligation bonds. Higher Education.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2020

Committee Review

Apr 2020

Senate Passage

May 2020

Governor

Introduced Mar 30, 2020 Last action Oct 8, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

6

Key actions

1

Committee

2

May 18, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Apr 6, 2020

Committee

Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Higher Education

lower

Mar 30, 2020

Committee

Referred to the committee on House Rules

lower

1 primary · 29 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Carlos González

Christina A. Minicucci

Middlesex and Worcester