A 4974 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices.

This bill makes it a crime to possess, sell, or manufacture machine gun conversion devices, which are defined as devices designed to modify semiautomatic firearms to fire multiple shots with a single trigger pull. It establishes a third-degree crime for possessing such devices, punishable by 3-5 years in prison and/or a $15,000 fine, and creates a separate third-degree crime for manufacturing, selling, or distributing these devices. The bill clarifies that firearms equipped with machine gun conversion devices are considered machine guns under existing law, which is currently a second-degree crime. This law applies to anyone who possesses, sells, or manufactures these conversion devices, regardless of whether they are also in possession of a firearm.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2024 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (22-14)
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (53-22-3)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors