SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4360

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 4, 2025

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4360.

      As reported by the committee, this bill requires a municipality in which an outdoor firing range is located to adopt a zoning ordinance establishing safety guidelines for outdoor firing ranges. 

      The safety guidelines are to include requirements pertaining to the posting of signage that displays the location and presence of an outdoor fire range and the range’s hours of operation.  In addition, the municipality may establish requirements that are consistent with current law regarding the caliber and gauge of ammunition that may be used on the grounds of the outdoor firing range.  The requirements also may include the location of side and impact berms on the outdoor firing range property and any other safety requirements deemed necessary by the governing body and consistent with current law and guidelines promulgated by the Department of Law and Public Safety.

      The bill requires the municipality that enacts a firing range zoning ordinance to provide notice of the public hearing required under current law to the residents of the municipality in which the firing range is located and residents of municipalities located within one mile of the firing range.