Became P.L.2025, c.148, on October 1, 2025.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4544
Expands eligibility requirements of State's child care assistance program to include full-time graduate and post-graduate students.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jun 6
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Eliana Pintor Marin
Chief co-sponsors from Sep 19
15 co-sponsors
Robert J. Karabinchak, William F. Moen Jr., Shanique Speight, William B. Sampson IV, Gabriel Rodriguez, Pamela R. Lampitt, Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Margie Donlon M.D., Benjie E. Wimberly, Jessica Ramirez, Roy Freiman, Mitchelle Drulis, Yvonne Lopez, Lisa Swain, Chris Tully
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jun 2, 2025
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 2, 2025
5 co-sponsors
Robert W. Singer, Shirley K. Turner, Angela V. McKnight, Joseph F. Vitale, Renee C. Burgess
Its course
June 13, 2024 to October 1, 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 action13 actions on 11 days
In the General AssemblyJun 13 to Oct 28137 days
Children, Families and Food SecurityJun 13 to Sep 23102 days
AppropriationsSep 23 to Oct 2431 days
In the SenateOct 28 to Jun 2217 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensDec 5 to Dec 94 days
Budget and AppropriationsMar 17 to Mar 170 days
Back in the General AssemblyJun 2 to Jun 3028 days
With the GovernorJun 30 to Oct 193 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading75–0
Passed · Oct 28
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens8–0
Do pass as amended · Dec 9
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Holly T. Schepisi, John F. McKeon, Joseph F. Vitale, Owen Henry, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer
Do pass · Mar 17, 2025
Senate, third reading38–0
Passed · Jun 2, 2025
General Assembly, third reading79–0
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 9
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jun 13 – Oct 28
- Jun 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Children, Families and Food Security
- Sep 23Children, Families and Food Security recommended it
- Sent to Appropriations
- Oct 24Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Oct 28Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0
In the Senate Dec 5 – Jun 2, 2025
- Dec 5Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Dec 9Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 17, 2025Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Budget and Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jun 2, 2025Passed the Senate, 38 to 0
Back in the General Assembly Jun 12, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025
- Jun 12, 2025Returned to the General Assembly to agree to the Senate's changes
- Jun 30, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 79 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Oct 1, 2025
- Oct 1, 2025Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.148
All 13 actions, as published
- Jun 13INT 1RA REF ACFGeneral Assembly
- Sep 23REP REF AAPGeneral Assembly
- Oct 24REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Oct 28PAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 5R/S REF SHHSenate
- Dec 9REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Mar 17, 2025REF SBASenate
- Mar 17, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Jun 2, 2025SUB FORSenate
- Jun 2, 2025PSSenate
- Jun 12, 2025R/A 2RACGeneral Assembly
- Jun 30, 2025PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Oct 1, 2025APPGovernor