Requires Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish statistical information about consumer debt lawsuits.
This bill requires New Jersey's Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to collect and publish annual statistics on consumer debt lawsuits statewide and by county. It mandates tracking specific data points including new filings (broken down by court division), pending cases over three months, attorney representation for defendants, judgment types (including defaults), and other dispositions. The statistics aim to fill a current gap, as the AOC currently reports general civil case data but not debt-specific details. This transparency targets courts, lawmakers, and advocates seeking to understand and address issues in consumer debt litigation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 5, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
76–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 78
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic50
96% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (78-0-0)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee
lower
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cody Miller
DDemocratic
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