Criminalizes purchase, transfer, or possession of certain weapons and ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes; establishes crime of transferring or possessing firearm without serial number.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 3, 2019
Signed Jul 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019 · General Assembly Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
34–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican13
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Jul 16, 2019
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.165.
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-1)
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (58-10-8)
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Greenwald)
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-2)
upper
Jun 3, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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