---
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).