A 2950 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Revises law concerning bias intimidation to include members of press or media in protected class.

This bill amends New Jersey's bias intimidation law to explicitly protect members of the press and media as a covered class. It adds "employment as a member of the press or media" to the list of protected characteristics, meaning targeting journalists or media workers because of their profession now qualifies as bias intimidation. The law defines "member of the press or media" to include accredited journalists, photographers, and media equipment operators. This change ensures that offenses like harassment or threats against media professionals due to their work are treated as bias crimes with enhanced penalties under existing law.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Rosy Bagolie
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