---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes crime of soliciting transfer of firearm by disqualified person."
description: "Establishes crime of soliciting transfer of firearm by disqualified person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4449"
citation: "New Jersey A 4449 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Swain, Lisa", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e558997-3f50-4fc8-881a-7f8a91a46787"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1a8ca73d04184face227e408ce44c4e77b9d2664aeaf796c468d7cb150e969b9"
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 4449 (218) — Establishes crime of soliciting transfer of firearm by disqualified person.

## 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/A4500/4449_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `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 (71-4-3) `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 S2808
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-16T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.166. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e558997-3f50-4fc8-881a-7f8a91a46787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).