Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.
This bill (A4651) imposes penalties on parents or legal guardians who fail to properly supervise minors, leading to specific juvenile offenses. If a minor causes property damage due to the guardian's willful disregard, the guardian faces a $1,000 civil fine. For a first offense where a minor incites a public brawl, the guardian could be charged with a petty disorderly persons offense (up to 30 days jail or $500 fine). For second or subsequent public brawl offenses by the minor, the guardian faces a disorderly persons offense (up to 6 months jail or $1,000 fine). The bill directly affects parents/guardians whose supervision failures result in juvenile adjudications under N.J.S.2C:33-1 (public brawl) or N.J.S.2C:33-2 (property damage).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jun 25, 2024
Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 22, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
35–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Dec 22, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.245.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-2)
upper
Dec 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (61-15-4)
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
lower
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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