---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *"
description: "Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 1181"
citation: "New Jersey A 1181 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH PROF", "MENTAL HEALT", "POLICE", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barclay, Arthur", "Cryan, Joseph P.", "Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Jones, Patricia Egan", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba83d4f2-6af2-4351-85e6-e79bc289ede7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6dde7d8caa982e3f1b3c8bb122c3e20f09c6188063e6ec4885751ba1f9dfb7e0"
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 1181 (218) — Requires firearms seizure when certain health care professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others. *

## 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/A1500/1181_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1500/1181_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **62–7** (pass) · lower
- TABLE MOTION — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–5** (pass) · upper
- MOTION TAB MOTION — **49–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barclay, Arthur — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Aa (Carroll)
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (Greenwald) (49-27-0)
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (62-7-7) `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 S160 (1R)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Sa (Pennacchio)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion To Table (22-12) (Weinberg)
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-5) `passage`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.34. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba83d4f2-6af2-4351-85e6-e79bc289ede7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).