Increases from 18 to 21 age at which person is eligible to receive firearms purchaser identification.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Sep 2022
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Sep 22, 2022
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 29, 2022
How they voted
50–28
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 80
Jun 29, 2022
D
Democratic46
100% Yea
R
Republican34
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 22, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Jun 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (50-28-0)
lower
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
P
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
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