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A 1389

Using GPS and implementing an emergency communications system on school buses

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jo Anne Simon

Expands DV seizure rules to include ammunition, firearm accessories, and components during a DVRO or after a domestic-violence conviction, tightening access to weapons.

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Bill Summary · A 1389

Note: the bill text you provided concerns domestic violence and firearms (amending seizure/surrender rules for ammunition and firearm parts). The bill number (A1389) and the title you supplied about GPS/emergency communications on school buses do not match the text. Below I summarize the actual bill text in your documents (domestic violence and firearms). If you intended the school‑bus GPS bill, please provide that text or confirm and I will summarize it instead.

Summary — A1389 (as described in provided documents)

Title (per provided text): An Act concerning domestic violence and firearms and amending various parts of the statutory law

Main purpose and intent

To strengthen firearm‑related surrender and seizure requirements in domestic violence contexts by explicitly requiring the surrender or permitting seizure of ammunition, firearm accessories, and firearm components while a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) is in effect or following a conviction for a domestic violence crime or offense.

Key provisions and changes

  • Expands the scope of items that may be seized or surrendered in the context of domestic violence beyond firearms and weapons to explicitly include:
    • Ammunition;
    • Firearm accessories (defined to include devices that attach to or facilitate operation of a firearm, e.g., stocks, grips, detachable magazines);
    • Firearm components (defined as parts material to function of a firearm, e.g., slide, cylinder, frame/receiver, barrels).
  • Clarifies that information about ammunition, accessories, and components may be requested using the Judiciary’s standardized form in DV proceedings.
  • Amends N.J.S.2C:39‑1 (definitions) to reflect related definitional clarifications included in the bill’s reprint (the reprint also contains other definition updates unrelated to the surrender provision, e.g., clarifying “destructive device” and other statutory definitions).
  • Committee amendments (Assembly Judiciary Committee) clarified the standardized form usage and made minor technical edits.

Who is affected

  • Individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders and persons convicted of domestic violence crimes — they would be required to surrender ammunition, accessories, and components in addition to firearms.
  • Law enforcement officers who seize property at domestic violence incident scenes or execute DVRO‑related seizures/surrenders — agencies will process an expanded set of items.
  • Domestic violence victims/survivors — potential increase in protective measures aimed at reducing access to weapons by alleged offenders.
  • Firearm owners and dealers may be indirectly affected where surrender, storage, or transfer logistics arise from seizures or court orders.

Procedural and timeline aspects / current status (from documents)

  • Introduced in the Assembly: January 9, 2024.
  • Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee and reported with committee amendments: February 20, 2025 (Assembly Judiciary Committee reported favorably with amendments).
  • Passed Assembly (final vote): March 24, 2025 (vote recorded as 54‑24‑0).
  • Received in the Senate and referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee: May 12, 2025.
  • Committee amendments clarified use of Judiciary’s standardized form and included technical corrections.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Operational: law enforcement agencies may need updated procedures and training for handling, cataloging, and storing seized ammunition, accessories, and components.
  • Legal: expanding the scope of surrender/seizure may raise procedural questions in enforcement and recovery (e.g., property disposition, storage costs, return procedures) and could require coordination with municipal/state property and evidence rules.
  • Protective effect: aims to reduce the likelihood that persons subject to DVROs or domestic violence convictions can access items that enable firearm use even if firearms themselves were removed.

If you want a concise bill text excerpt summary, an explanation of likely administrative costs and implementation steps, or a summary of the alternate school‑bus GPS/emergency communications bill (A1389 by number but with that title), tell me which you prefer and I will prepare it.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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