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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun."
+description: "Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "217"
+identifier: "A 2690"
+citation: "New Jersey A 2690 (217)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "POLICE", "WEAPONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cardinale, Gerald", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Phoebus, Gail", "Rible, David P.", "Space, Parker", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6cea893-c665-41a0-ac25-05c66402927f"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "ca9899c297501a9015ad3131b4ce4b0a7cd19633e689621bebe38cd184f3cd68"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey A 2690 (217) — Expands list of retired law enforcement officers eligible to carry handgun.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2690_I1.HTM)
+2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A3000/2690_R1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cardinale, Gerald — primary (person)
+- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
+- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
+- Phoebus, Gail — primary (person)
+- Rible, David P. — primary (person)
+- Space, Parker — primary (person)
+- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
+- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
+- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
+- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
+- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
+- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2016-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
+- **2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
+- **2017-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1944 (1R)
+- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-6) `passage`
+- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.110. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6cea893-c665-41a0-ac25-05c66402927f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+