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Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation SJR45

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Designates June of each year as "Gun Violence Awareness Month."

Subject: Judiciary

Description: Designates June of each year as "Gun Violence Awareness Month."

Session: 2024-2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Last Action Date: June 28, 2024

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'.

5 sponsors: Troy Singleton (D); Angela Mcknight (D); John McKeon (D); Paul Moriarty (D); Joseph Cryan (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 28, 2024 Passed by the Senate (37-3)
Assembly Jun 28, 2024 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
Senate Jun 13, 2024 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
Senate Jan 9, 2024 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jun 14, 2024 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 4, 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
06/13/2024 4 0 1 0 Yes
  • Gopal, Vin (D) Yea
  • Greenstein, Linda (D) Yea
  • Henry, Owen (R) Yea
  • Mcknight, Angela (D) Yea
  • O'Scanlon, Declan (R) NV
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/28/2024 37 3 0 0 Yes
  • Amato, Carmen (R) Yea
  • Beach, James (D) Yea
  • Bramnick, Jon (R) Yea
  • Bucco, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Burgess, Renee (D) Yea
  • Burzichelli, John (D) Yea
  • Corrado, Kristin (R) Yea
  • Cruz-Perez, Nilsa (D) Yea
  • Cryan, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Diegnan, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Gopal, Vin (D) Yea
  • Greenstein, Linda (D) Yea
  • Henry, Owen (R) Yea
  • Holzapfel, James (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Gordon (D) Yea
  • Lagana, Joseph (D) Yea
  • McKeon, John (D) Yea
  • Mcknight, Angela (D) Yea
  • Moriarty, Paul (D) Yea
  • Mukherji, Raj (D) Yea
  • O'Scanlon, Declan (R) Yea
  • Pennacchio, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Polistina, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Pou, Nellie (D) Yea
  • Ruiz, M. Teresa (D) Yea
  • Sarlo, Paul (D) Yea
  • Schepisi, Holly (R) Yea
  • Scutari, Nicholas (D) Yea
  • Singer, Robert (R) Yea
  • Singleton, Troy (D) Yea
  • Smith, Robert (D) Yea
  • Space, Parker (R) Nay
  • Stack, Brian (D) Yea
  • Steinhardt, Douglas (R) Nay
  • Testa, Michael (R) Nay
  • Timberlake, Britnee (D) Yea
  • Tiver, Latham (R) Yea
  • Turner, Shirley (D) Yea
  • Vitale, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Zwicker, Andrew (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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