---
type: "Bill"
title: "Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun."
description: "Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 2758"
citation: "New Jersey A 2758 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Moriarty, Paul D."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27ef4df4-bd88-4b96-a3f6-c19a8a13e26d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b65f303388a4d353c6cda20a5a82a9c08e7407c850bce2ce0fa8c92243c8066b"
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 2758 (218) — Codifies regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun.

## 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/A3000/2758_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **24–13** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–26** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-26-2) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2376
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (24-13) `passage`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27ef4df4-bd88-4b96-a3f6-c19a8a13e26d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).