---
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).