---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes confidentiality of court records of certain eviction actions initiated during COVID-19 pandemic."
description: "Establishes confidentiality of court records of certain eviction actions initiated during COVID-19 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 4463"
citation: "New Jersey A 4463 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISEASE", "LANDLORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Quijano, Annette", "Singleton, Troy", "Stack, Brian P.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18db7418-94c0-4608-ab44-e93bc292327c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "aafb1d714898d6756f41c0f6f4e78a5064cd484ef99e8af77b356e81b169ff5f"
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 4463 (219) — Establishes confidentiality of court records of certain eviction actions initiated during COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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/A4500/4463_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4500/4463_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–13** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (52-14-6) `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3713
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-13) `passage`
- **2021-08-04T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.189. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18db7418-94c0-4608-ab44-e93bc292327c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).