Requires colleges, universities, professional, proprietary, and graduate schools to provide a notice of tuition liability policies
Summary
Requires colleges, universities, professional, proprietary and graduate schools to provide written notice to all students of the institution's tuition liability policy.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action May 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · Assembly May 4, 2026
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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