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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A5064

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for firearm trafficking that results in injury or death.

Subject: Substituted by another Bill

Description: Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for firearm trafficking that results in injury or death.

Session: 2022-2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Substituted by S3150 (1R)

Last Action Date: June 30, 2023

Companion Bill: S3150

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

10 sponsors: Linda Carter (D); Reginald Atkins (D); Sterley Stanley (D);Angela Mcknight (D); Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D); Anthony Verrelli (D); Carol Murphy (D); Craig Coughlin (D); Christopher Tully (D); Lisa Swain (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 13% (10 of 80)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jun 30, 2023 Substituted by S3150 (1R)
Assembly Jun 22, 2023 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
Assembly Jun 15, 2023 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Assembly Jan 12, 2023 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 10, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 13, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
06/15/2023 5 0 0 0 Yes
  • Auth, Robert (R) Yea
  • Flynn, Victoria (R) Yea
  • McKeon, John (D) Yea
  • Mukherji, Raj (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Carol (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/22/2023 10 0 1 0 Yes
  • Bergen, Brian (R) Yea
  • Lampitt, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Marin, Eliana (D) Yea
  • McClellan, Antwan (R) Yea
  • Mukherji, Raj (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Carol (D) Yea
  • Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina (D) Yea
  • Rooney, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Schaer, Gary (D) Yea
  • Swain, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Webber, Jay (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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