STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman NICHOLAS CHIARAVALLOTI
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen McKnight, Vainieri Huttle, Assemblyman McKeon, Assemblywomen Lampitt and Lopez
SYNOPSIS
Requires AG to report bias intimidation offenses to Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in annual report on hate crime statistics.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee with technical review.
An Act concerning bias intimidation offenses and amending P.L.1966, c.37.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 5 of P.L.1966, c.37 (C.52:17B-5.5) is amended to read as follows:
5. a. The Attorney General shall render an annual report of the results of the information gathered and collated to the Governor and the Legislature.
b. The Attorney General shall submit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual report on hate crime statistics the portion of the State’s annual report containing information relating to any offense directed against a person or group, or their property, by reason of their race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity gathered pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1966, c.37 (C.52:17B-5.3).
(cf: P.L.1966, c.37, s.5)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.