---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires AG and Commissioner of Health to establish suicide prevention training course and informational materials for firearm retail dealers."
description: "Requires AG and Commissioner of Health to establish suicide prevention training course and informational materials for firearm retail dealers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 3896"
citation: "New Jersey A 3896 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Schaer, Gary S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48fb5dfd-5739-4299-a45a-cce3a22eab1c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "07998713e153c293f69676f9c15d7a6a0e595db15fff5e0120ea376cddff058a"
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 3896 (218) — Requires AG and Commissioner of Health to establish suicide prevention training course and informational materials for firearm retail dealers.

## 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/2018/Bills/A4000/3896_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-3) `passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2545
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.167. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48fb5dfd-5739-4299-a45a-cce3a22eab1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).