Sent to Higher Education, on September 28, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Permanently designates November 8 of each year as "First-Generation College Student Day" in NJ.
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 Jan 13
Chief co-sponsor from Sep 17
Chief co-sponsor from Sep 24
5 co-sponsors
Gerry Scharfenberger, Linda S. Carter, Shanique Speight, Vincent M. Kearney, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Cody D. Miller (withdrew Sep 17)
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Do pass · Sep 17
Who voted how
Yea Brian E. Rumpf, Carmen Theresa Morales, Cody D. Miller, Gerry Scharfenberger, Linda S. Carter, Vincent M. Kearney
General Assembly, adoption75–0
Passed · Sep 24
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 Jan 13 – Sep 24
- Jan 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Higher Education
- Sep 17Higher Education recommended it
- Read a second time
- Sep 24Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0
In the Senate Sep 28
- Sep 28Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Higher Education