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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A5452

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.

Subject: Law and Public Safety

Description: Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase permits; revises procedures for passing of firearms to heir or legatee.

Session: 2018-2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee

Last Action Date: June 20, 2019

Companion Bill: S3876

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'.

6 sponsors: Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D); Gordon Johnson (D); Louis Greenwald (D); Valerie Huttle (D); Mila Jasey (D); John McKeon (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jun 20, 2019 Passed by the Assembly (45-24-5)
Senate Jun 20, 2019 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Assembly Jun 13, 2019 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
Assembly May 23, 2019 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced May 23, 2019 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
06/13/2019 4 2 0 0 Yes
  • Carroll, Michael (R) Nay
  • Carter, Linda (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Gordon (D) Yea
  • Peterson, Erik (R) Nay
  • Quijano, Annette (D) Yea
  • Spearman, William (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/20/2019 45 24 11 0 Yes
  • Armato, John (D) Yea
  • Auth, Robert (R) NV
  • Benson, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Bramnick, Jon (R) Nay
  • Bucco, Anthony (R) Nay
  • Burzichelli, John (D) NV
  • Calabrese, Clinton (D) Yea
  • Caputo, Ralph (D) Yea
  • Carroll, Michael (R) Nay
  • Carter, Linda (D) Yea
  • Chaparro, Annette (D) Yea
  • Chiaravalloti, Nicholas (D) Yea
  • Clifton, Robert (R) Nay
  • Conaway, Herbert (D) Yea
  • Coughlin, Craig (D) NV
  • Dancer, Ronald (R) Nay
  • Danielsen, Joe ( ) Nay
  • DeAngelo, Wayne (D) NV
  • DeCroce, BettyLou (R) Nay
  • DePhillips, Christopher (R) Nay
  • DiMaio, John (R) Nay
  • DiMaso, Serena (R) Nay
  • Downey, Joann (D) Yea
  • Egan, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Freiman, Roy (D) Yea
  • Giblin, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Gove, DiAnne (R) Nay
  • Greenwald, Louis (D) Yea
  • Handlin, Amy (R) Yea
  • Holley, Jamel (D) Yea
  • Houghtaling, Eric (D) Yea
  • Howarth, Joe (R) Nay
  • Huttle, Valerie (D) Yea
  • Jasey, Mila (D) Yea
  • Jimenez, Angelica (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Gordon (D) Yea
  • Jones, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Karabinchak, Robert (D) Yea
  • Kean, Sean (R) Nay
  • Kennedy, James (D) Yea
  • Lampitt, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Land, R. Bruce (D) NV
  • Lopez, Yvonne (D) Yea
  • Marin, Eliana (D) Yea
  • Mazzeo, Vincent ( ) Yea
  • McGuckin, Gregory (R) NV
  • McKeon, John (D) Yea
  • Mcknight, Angela (D) Yea
  • Mejia, Pedro (D) Yea
  • Milam, Matthew (D) NV
  • Moriarty, Paul (D) NV
  • Mosquera, Gabriela (D) NV
  • Mukherji, Raj (D) Yea
  • Munoz, Nancy (R) Nay
  • Murphy, Carol (D) Yea
  • Peters, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Peterson, Erik (R) Nay
  • Pinkin, Nancy (D) Yea
  • Quijano, Annette (D) Yea
  • Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina (D) Yea
  • Rooney, Kevin (R) Nay
  • Rumpf, Brian (R) Nay
  • Schaer, Gary (D) Yea
  • Schepisi, Holly (R) Nay
  • Space, Parker (R) Nay
  • Spearman, William (D) Yea
  • Speight, Shanique (D) NV
  • Sumter, Shavonda (D) Yea
  • Swain, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Taliaferro, Adam (D) NV
  • Thomson, Edward (R) Nay
  • Timberlake, Britnee (D) Yea
  • Tucker, Cleopatra (D) Yea
  • Tully, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Verrelli, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Webber, Jay (R) Nay
  • Wimberly, Benjie (D) Yea
  • Wirths, Harold (R) Nay
  • Wolfe, David (R) Nay
  • Zwicker, Andrew (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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