---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires certain public venues and places of worship to submit emergency plans to law enforcement agencies for purpose of preparing for mass casualty and active shooter events."
description: "Requires certain public venues and places of worship to submit emergency plans to law enforcement agencies for purpose of preparing for mass casualty and active shooter events."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 721"
citation: "New Jersey S 721 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Codey, Richard J.", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Danielsen, Joe", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Timberlake, Britnee N."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f3c9225-7378-44e9-97e2-d25a1460c999"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "157f2f10198c5c9c1ab89c8e9e0765b1c73e725295100c8f64b65d9e3f5f4ed6"
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 S 721 (220) — Requires certain public venues and places of worship to submit emergency plans to law enforcement agencies for purpose of preparing for mass casualty and active shooter events.

## 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/S1000/721_I1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1061
- **2022-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (65-0-7) `passage`
- **2022-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2022, c.121. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f3c9225-7378-44e9-97e2-d25a1460c999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).