Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A5345
Legislation Overview
Title: Requires use of merchant category codes for purchases of firearms and ammunition.
Subject: Passed Assembly
Description: Requires use of merchant category codes for purchases of firearms and ammunition.
Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by the Assembly (49-27-2)
Last Action Date: March 24, 2025
Companion Bill: S3706
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Reginald Atkins (D); Linda Carter (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 80)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Mar 24, 2025 | Passed by the Assembly (49-27-2) |
| Assembly | Mar 20, 2025 | Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading |
| Assembly | Feb 20, 2025 | Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| Assembly | Feb 13, 2025 | 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 | Feb 18, 2025 | 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported with Amendments | 03/20/2025 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 03/24/2025 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
