NJ A 987
2025-2026
assembly
Requires household members of firearm purchasers to receive background check.
First chamber
Not law yet
bank: none
Not law yet. Pending legislation.
Bill summary
Official digest is not on this card.
Now vs if chaptered
NOW: not law; household members of a purchaser are not a required background-check class under this bill. IF CHAPTERED: purchaser could be blocked by a household member's check.
Defender utility
NJ PDs and permit applicants: pending household-member NICS-style gate, not present law. Do not treat a co-resident's record as a current purchaser-ID element under A 987. If chaptered, the fight is whose 'household' counts, what check, and whether denial of the purchaser follows a household member's hit. Not a California charge.
Who this is for. NJ PDs and FPIC/permit applicants — pending household-member background-check duty, not present law; not a California charge.
A-987
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