Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A5453
Legislation Overview
Title: Establishes certain criminal penalties for possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition to disqualified person.
Subject: Law and Public Safety
Description: Establishes certain criminal penalties for possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition to disqualified person.
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: S3879
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'.
8 sponsors: Yvonne Lopez (D); Louis Greenwald (D); Gordon Johnson (D); Valerie Huttle (D); Christopher Tully (D); Lisa Swain (D); John McKeon (D); Nancy Pinkin (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 10% (8 of 80)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Jun 20, 2019 | Passed by the Assembly (59-10-7) |
| Senate | Jun 20, 2019 | Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee |
| Assembly | Jun 13, 2019 | Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations 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 |
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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 Favorably | 06/13/2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported Favorably | 06/13/2019 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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| Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage | 06/20/2019 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
