Became P.L.2025, c.256, on January 12, 2026.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4981
Permits court to take additional time to consider pretrial release or pretrial detention when firearm offense is involved.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Oct 18
Chief co-sponsor from Oct 18
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 20, 2025
7 co-sponsors
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Linda S. Carter, Carol A. Murphy, Reginald W. Atkins, Garnet R. Hall, Lisa Swain, Chris Tully
In the Senate
Sponsor from Dec 22, 2025
Its course
October 21, 2024 to January 12, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action11 actions on 8 days
In the General AssemblyOct 21 to Mar 24154 days
JudiciaryOct 21 to Feb 20122 days
AppropriationsMar 20 to Mar 200 days
In the SenateMar 24 to Dec 22273 days
JudiciaryMay 12 to Jun 19 · moved on38 days
Law and Public SafetyJun 19 to Jun 190 days
With the GovernorDec 22 to Jan 1221 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading55–21
Passed · Mar 24, 2025
Do pass · Jun 19, 2025
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Linda R. Greenstein, Paul D. Moriarty
Nay Owen Henry
Not voting Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr.
Senate, third reading25–8
Passed · Dec 22, 2025
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 20, 2025
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 20, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Oct 21 – Mar 24, 2025
- Oct 21Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Judiciary
- Feb 20, 2025Judiciary recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 20, 2025Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Mar 24, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 55 to 21
In the Senate May 12, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025
- May 12, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 19, 2025Sent to Law and Public Safety
- Law and Public Safety recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 22, 2025Passed the Senate, 25 to 8, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 12, 2026
- Jan 12, 2026Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.256
All 11 actions, as published
- Oct 21INT 1RA REF AJUGeneral Assembly
- Feb 20, 2025REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 20, 2025RCM AAPGeneral Assembly
- Mar 20, 2025REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Mar 24, 2025PAGeneral Assembly
- May 12, 2025R/S REF SJUSenate
- Jun 19, 2025TRANS SLPSenate
- Jun 19, 2025REP 2RSSenate
- Dec 22, 2025SUB FORSenate
- Dec 22, 2025PS PBHSenate
- Jan 12, 2026APPGovernor