A 6210 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires fees for certain firearms permit applications be deposited into General Fund rather than VCCO account.

This bill changes where certain firearm permit application fees are deposited. It requires fees for handgun permits and firearms purchaser identification cards to be paid into the state's General Fund instead of the Violent Crime Control and Enforcement (VCCO) account. The bill directly affects individuals applying for firearm permits and retail dealers processing these transactions. The key provision is a simple accounting change to redirect fee revenue, without altering permit requirements or background check procedures. This is a procedural adjustment to fund allocation, not a policy change to firearm regulations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Last action Jan 6, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025

How they voted

8025
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 118
Dec 22, 2025
D Democratic80
71 Yea 9
88% Yea
R Republican38
9 Yea 25 Nay 4
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (48-25-0)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mike Venezia
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
NJ
34