Requires AG to report data regarding shootings that did not result in bodily injury.
This bill (A4978) requires New Jersey county prosecutors to collect and report specific data about firearm-related incidents that did not cause bodily injury. Prosecutors must submit quarterly data - including incident details, location, charges, and whether the firearm was used lawfully - to the Attorney General for three years. The Attorney General will compile this data into a public report for the Governor and Legislature, to be published online. It directly affects county prosecutors (who collect the data) and the Attorney General (who compiles and publishes the report), with no changes to criminal penalties or gun laws. The bill focuses solely on gathering standardized data for transparency and analysis.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2024
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
30–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
46% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (26-10)
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (51-18-0)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-7)
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 (57-19-0)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
P
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
P
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Park
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
Co
Rosy Bagolie
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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