---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes crimes of purchasing firearm parts to unlawfully manufacture firearms without a serial number, manufacturing or possessing covert or undetectable firearms, and manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of firearms using a three-dimensional"
description: "Establishes crimes of purchasing firearm parts to unlawfully manufacture firearms without a serial number, manufacturing or possessing covert or undetectable firearms, and manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of firearms using a three-dimensional"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2465"
citation: "New Jersey S 2465 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cryan, Joseph P.", "Eustace, Tim", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Quijano, Annette", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Scutari, Nicholas P."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1969121-9d41-4541-9a25-ba31ded6ab37"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "42ea1dc01911b23dacc2365ab7bd14225dc706a4c8ee8ea6b33fbb5f047ad87a"
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 2465 (218) — Establishes crimes of purchasing firearm parts to unlawfully manufacture firearms without a serial number, manufacturing or possessing covert or undetectable firearms, and manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of firearms using a three-dimensional

## 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/S2500/2465_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2465_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **68–5** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cryan, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 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** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3129 (2R)
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (68-5-3) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.138. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1969121-9d41-4541-9a25-ba31ded6ab37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).