SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4975

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 19, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4975 (2R).

      As reported by the committee, this bill establishes the crime of possessing digital instructions that may be used to program a three-dimensional printer with the intent to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component.  Under the bill, a person who is not licensed or registered to manufacture firearms and knowingly possesses firearm digital instructions is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.  A fourth degree crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to 18 months, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

      Under current law, it is a crime to utilize digital instructions to illegally manufacture a firearm using a three-dimensional printer. 

      This bill implements Recommendation 2 of the State Commission of Investigation’s 2024 report, “Illegal Firearms Use & Trends in New Jersey.”

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 4975 (2R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 3894, which also was reported by the committee on this date.