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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A3985

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Legislation Overview

Title: Permits law enforcement agencies to buy firearms directly from manufacturers; clarifies permits and identification cards not required.*

Subject: Substituted by another Bill

Description: Permits law enforcement agencies to buy firearms directly from manufacturers; clarifies permits and identification cards not required.*

Session: 2016-2017 Regular Session

Last Action: Substituted by S2337 (1R)

Last Action Date: October 20, 2016

Companion Bill: S2337

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Angelica Jimenez (D); Declan O'Scanlon (R); Raj Mukherji (D); Daniel Benson (D); Erik Peterson (R); Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 8% (6 of 80)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Oct 20, 2016 Substituted by S2337 (1R)
Assembly Oct 6, 2016 Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Assembly Jun 20, 2016 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Oct 7, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Jun 20, 2016 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

Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee: Reported with Amendments

Link: link to state bill page

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