---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes various revisions to requirements for obtaining a firearm purchaser identification card, permit to purchase a handgun, and permit to carry a handgun; codifies sensitive places in which firearms and destructive devices are prohibited.*"
description: "Makes various revisions to requirements for obtaining a firearm purchaser identification card, permit to purchase a handgun, and permit to carry a handgun; codifies sensitive places in which firearms and destructive devices are prohibited.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "A 4769"
citation: "New Jersey A 4769 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Danielsen, Joe", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKeon, John F.", "Park, Ellen J.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-10-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b81fb6d1-b528-4864-b033-57a7d2834d14"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "63027dc4119e1ef5ecf9a65f155e8ca9d966149d3bf8853651ff81771b387d20"
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 4769 (220) — Makes various revisions to requirements for obtaining a firearm purchaser identification card, permit to purchase a handgun, and permit to carry a handgun; codifies sensitive places in which firearms and destructive devices are prohibited.*

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute AJU 11/14/22 ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4769_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4769_I1.HTM)
3. **Reprint AAP 10/20/22 2R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4769_R2.HTM)
4. **Reprint AJU 10/17/22 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4769_R1.HTM)
5. **Reprint AOF 10/24/22 3R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A5000/4769_R3.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Park, Ellen J. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-10-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2022-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (43-29-1) `passage`
- **2022-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3214 (SCS)
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (21-16) `passage`
- **2022-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.131. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b81fb6d1-b528-4864-b033-57a7d2834d14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).