A 4975 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes crime of possessing digital instructions to illegally manufacture firearms and firearm components.

This bill creates a new crime for possessing digital instructions that could be used to 3D print firearms or firearm components without proper licensing. It targets individuals not licensed to manufacture firearms who knowingly possess these digital files, defined as computer-aided design files or other electronic instructions for programming 3D printers. Violating this law would be a third-degree crime punishable by up to five years in prison, a $15,000 fine, or both. The bill implements a recommendation from the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation to address this specific issue.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Oct 21, 2024 Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

4312
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic36
36 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
7 Yea 12 Nay 3
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.255.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-12)
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 (50-26-1)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors