Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A4981
Legislation Overview
Title: Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Subject: Passed Assembly
Description: Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by the Assembly (55-21-0)
Last Action Date: March 24, 2025
Companion Bill: S3900
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'.
9 sponsors: William Spearman (D); Rosy Bagolie (D); Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D); Linda Carter (D); Carol Murphy (D); Reginald Atkins (D); Garnet Hall (D); Lisa Swain (D); Christopher Tully (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 11% (9 of 80)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Mar 24, 2025 | Passed by the Assembly (55-21-0) |
| Assembly | Mar 20, 2025 | Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| Assembly | Mar 20, 2025 | Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading |
| Assembly | Feb 20, 2025 | Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading |
| Assembly | Oct 21, 2024 | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Mar 21, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 21, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Oct 22, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Assembly Judiciary Committee: Reported with Amendments | 02/20/2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with Amendments | 03/20/2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 03/24/2025 | 55 | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
