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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys."
+description: "Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 1604"
+citation: "New Jersey S 1604 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "COURT ADMIN", "JUDICIARY"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pou, Nellie", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Schaer, Gary S."]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c863b497-f1eb-40ef-9746-eb876f1082f5"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "2091909664b714fe886f2b1e869bfef6771e29a289b84c5a7c3c05c849f3f35d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey S 1604 (219) — Requires certification of diligent inquiry in residential mortgage foreclosure actions to be filed by attorneys.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1604_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1604_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
+- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
+- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
+- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
+- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
+- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
+- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A2808 (1R)
+- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0) `passage`
+- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.337. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c863b497-f1eb-40ef-9746-eb876f1082f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+