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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A1280

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.

Subject: 2nd Reading in the Assembly

Description: Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.

Session: 2020-2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

Last Action Date: December 13, 2021

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'.

16 sponsors: Louis Greenwald (D); Carol Murphy (D); Jamel Holley (D); Ralph Caputo (D); Joann Downey (D); Eric Houghtaling (D); Gordon Johnson (D); Mila Jasey (D); Christopher Tully (D); Lisa Swain (D); Linda Carter (D); Valerie Huttle (D); Angelica Jimenez (D); John McKeon (D); Angela Mcknight (D); Pamela Lampitt (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 20% (16 of 80)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Dec 13, 2021 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
Assembly Jan 14, 2020 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 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
12/13/2021 4 2 0 0 Yes
  • Auth, Robert (R) Nay
  • DePhillips, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Johnson, Gordon (D) Yea
  • Mukherji, Raj (D) Yea
  • Murphy, Carol (D) Yea
  • Wimberly, Benjie (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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