---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms."
description: "Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 1765"
citation: "New Jersey A 1765 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe33584d-93bd-41f4-a8b4-1bcd028795ac"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b7bdaa0de0fb53bc68921e40be6b2064df2433c4dd81870fccff52597fe7b3aa"
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 1765 (220) — Allows Attorney General to bring cause of action for certain public nuisance violations arising from sale or marketing of firearms.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1765_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint AJU 6/23/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A2000/1765_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (44-32-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1893 (1R)
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-16) `passage`
- **2022-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.56. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe33584d-93bd-41f4-a8b4-1bcd028795ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).