---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits law enforcement agencies to buy firearms directly from manufacturers; clarifies permits and identification cards not required.*"
description: "Permits law enforcement agencies to buy firearms directly from manufacturers; clarifies permits and identification cards not required.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 2337"
citation: "New Jersey S 2337 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Mukherji, Raj", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Peterson, Erik", "Sacco, Nicholas J."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/931eead6-21ea-4f4b-9f32-dfec04f9bde4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9b6aac1dd4a07c77ad086a7e9d78f438214d59bf0072b7e330c1f6dbb366075d"
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 S 2337 (217) — Permits law enforcement agencies to buy firearms directly from manufacturers; clarifies permits and identification cards not required.*

## 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/S2500/2337_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S2500/2337_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Peterson, Erik — primary (person)
- Sacco, Nicholas J. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3985 (1R)
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, c.74. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/931eead6-21ea-4f4b-9f32-dfec04f9bde4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).