Establishes mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for certain homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
This bill provides mortgage payment relief and foreclosure protection for New Jersey homeowners who received federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Ida damaged their primary residence in September 2021. It requires mortgage servicers to grant a one-year payment pause (forbearance) without fees, penalties, or credit reporting, retroactive to payments missed since September 1, 2021. Homeowners must meet income limits (≤150% of area median income) and asset thresholds (less than six months of income in bank accounts), and submit a written request. The relief ends either after one year or July 1, 2024, whichever comes first, and does not apply to federally-backed loans like FHA or VA mortgages.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Vetoed
Sep 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Sep 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2024 · General Assembly Apr 15, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 28, 2024
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Sep 12, 2024
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-0-0)
lower
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-1-0)
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
lower
5 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Doug Steinhardt
RRepublican
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Vicky Flynn
RRepublican
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