---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protects homeowner in foreclosure from excessively low intervening offer."
description: "Protects homeowner in foreclosure from excessively low intervening offer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5142"
citation: "New Jersey A 5142 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING FIN", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holley, Jamel C.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Singleton, Troy", "Turner, Shirley K.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82adbfd7-c57c-4433-928b-940eb5f2fd85"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "57f49e93d66c0013694bfc28259f06ee66afc2b8dbac3e0ae186fc69d0f95e95"
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 5142 (219) — Protects homeowner in foreclosure from excessively low intervening offer.

## 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/A9999/5142_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-1-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3373
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.231. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82adbfd7-c57c-4433-928b-940eb5f2fd85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).