Expands culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses and violations of regulatory provisions relating to firearms.
This bill strengthens penalties for firearms trafficking and regulatory violations in New Jersey. It increases criminal penalties for licensed dealers who knowingly sell firearms to prohibited persons (now a second-degree crime with an 18-month mandatory prison term), adds stricter requirements for dealers to verify buyer eligibility, and imposes a five-year mandatory prison term for selling firearms to anyone under 18. The law directly affects licensed firearm dealers, individuals disqualified from firearm possession under state or federal law, and minors under 18. Key mechanisms include mandatory minimum sentences, permanent license revocation for dealers selling to prohibited persons, and separate sentencing for related offenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
21–15
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.203.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (47-25-0)
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-15)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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