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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation S3896

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Concerns pretrial detention for firearms offenses.

Subject: 2nd Reading in the Senate

Description: Concerns pretrial detention for firearms offenses.

Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Last Action Date: June 19, 2025

Companion Bill: A4977

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Brian Stack (D); Paul Moriarty (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 19, 2025 Transferred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Senate Jun 19, 2025 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Senate Dec 5, 2024 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jun 19, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 6, 2024 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
06/19/2025 3 1 1 0 Yes
  • Greenstein, Linda (D) Yea
  • Henry, Owen (R) Nay
  • Mcknight, Angela (D) Yea
  • Moriarty, Paul (D) Yea
  • O'Scanlon, Declan (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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