A 3237 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Exempts creditor from paying municipal property registration fee if property is subject to automatic stay under federal Bankruptcy Code.

This bill exempts creditors from paying municipal property registration fees when a property is under federal bankruptcy protection (automatic stay). It modifies New Jersey's existing foreclosure registration rules to remove fee requirements during bankruptcy proceedings. Creditors must still register properties in foreclosure as required, but the fee obligation is lifted if bankruptcy protection applies. The change directly affects banks and mortgage lenders handling foreclosures that enter bankruptcy. This policy adjustment aligns state fee obligations with federal bankruptcy protections.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill Introduced · 2 edits · Jan 13, 2026
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This is a procedural transition of Bill A3237 from a committee-reported version with technical review to an introduced version pending technical review by Legislative Counsel. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill text itself. An explanatory statement was added at the end clarifying that the bill exempts creditors protected by the federal Bankruptcy Code automatic stay from paying property registration fees.
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Bill status changed from 'As reported by the Assembly Housing Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel'

A STATEMENT section was appended at the end of the bill explaining its purpose: exempting creditors under federal Bankruptcy Code automatic stay protection from property registration fees authorized by C.40:48-2.12s3

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May 14, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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