---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order."
description: "Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3687"
citation: "New Jersey A 3687 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gill, Nia H.", "Gopal, Vin", "Swain, Lisa", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81cc2694-90e9-48f8-b32b-ab38fc678518"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "1e90c1c7452e8e1f41667b0f7b56e50d59d4f751bb92bb98e3bbcf7448a4384e"
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 3687 (219) — Requires certain family or household members and victims be notified when firearms are returned to persons charged with domestic violence or subject to extreme risk protection order.

## 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/2020/Bills/A4000/3687_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3687_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **70–4** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Swain, Lisa — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (70-4-2) `passage`
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3105 (1R)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-5) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.358. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81cc2694-90e9-48f8-b32b-ab38fc678518`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).