NJ S2764

Adds the crime of creating false public alarms (N.J.S.2C:33-3) to the list of offenses that can constitute bias intimidation when committed with intent to intimidate based on race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity

Removes a provision from the bias intimidation statute that the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in State v. Pomianek (2015) because it focused on the victim's perception rather than the defendant's intent

Bias intimidation is graded one degree higher than the underlying offense, ranging from a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, $10,000 fine) to first-degree (15-30 years imprisonment, $200,000 fine)

Sponsored by Senators Gordon M. Johnson (District 37, Bergen) and James Beach (District 6, Burlington and Camden) for the 2026 legislative session