NJ A4248

Amends New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (P.L.1945, c.169) to explicitly clarify that sexual harassment and sexual assault constitute unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex

Applies to multiple protected contexts including employment, public accommodations, housing, and lending under the existing anti-discrimination framework

Sponsored by Assemblywoman Shanique Speight of District 29 (Essex and Hudson) and introduced February 19, 2026 in the 222nd Legislature

Strengthens legal protections by codifying that these forms of misconduct fall within established sex discrimination prohibitions rather than requiring separate legal theories