---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*"
description: "Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 766"
citation: "New Jersey A 766 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING FIN", "PROPERTY TAX", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Downey, Joann", "Gill, Nia H.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baf09890-674d-4ab4-ac24-6335a54de500"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "06c8e5c889cbd39ab1a0edbc84a077992f333d59f6e15c1cf123198df378d9b9"
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 A 766 (217) — Allows certain National Guard and United States Reserve members to temporarily defer mortgage loan payments and suspend property tax payments.*

## 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/2016/Bills/A1000/766_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A1000/766_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- CONCUR IN SA — **74–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1386 (1R)
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.63. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baf09890-674d-4ab4-ac24-6335a54de500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).