Establishes crime of doxxing.
This bill makes doxxing a crime in New Jersey by criminalizing the intentional disclosure of personal identifying information without consent, with the purpose of causing fear, violence, stalking, or mental anguish. The crime applies when such disclosure creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury, stalking, or inflicts mental anguish that places the person or their "close relation" in reasonable fear of physical harm. The bill broadly defines "close relation" to include family members, household members, and significant personal or professional relationships. Exceptions exist for good-faith disclosures to the public about unlawful conduct or to law enforcement, with penalties ranging from up to 18 months in prison (fourth degree) to 3-5 years (third degree) if serious harm occurs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Jan 8, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
May 16, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
lower
3 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Auth
RRepublican
P
Gary Schaer
DDemocratic
P
Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
Co
Avi Schnall
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
Co
John Azzariti
RRepublican
Co
John DiMaio
RRepublican
Co
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Kanitra
RRepublican
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