SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4978

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 19, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4978.

      As reported by the committee, this bill requires each county prosecutor to provide to the Attorney General data pertaining to criminal complaints concerning crimes, or in the case of a juvenile, an act which if committed by an adult would constitute a crime, involving the use of a firearm that did not result in bodily injury.  In addition, the bill requires each county prosecutor to report this data to the Attorney General every quarter for three years in a manner prescribed by the Attorney General.  At the end of the three years, the Attorney General is to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature and publish the report on the Internet website of the Department of Law and Public Safety.

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 4978 is identical to Senate Bill No. 3897, which also was reported by the committee on this date.