Proposed New Jersey Firearm Legislation A2938
Legislation Overview
Title: Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Subject: Law and Public Safety
Description: Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
Session: 2016-2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Last Action Date: May 1, 2017
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: Patricia Jones (D); Gabriela Mosquera (D); Shavonda Sumter (D); Joann Downey (D); Arthur Barclay (D); John McKeon (D); Marlene Caride (D); Eric Houghtaling (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 10% (8 of 80)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 1, 2017 | Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee |
| Assembly | Mar 23, 2017 | Passed by the Assembly (45-24-5) |
| Assembly | Jan 23, 2017 | Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Jones) |
| Assembly | Sep 22, 2016 | Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading |
| Assembly | Feb 16, 2016 | Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Jan 24, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 16, 2016 | 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
Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee: Reported Favorably
Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage
Link: link to state bill page
