Revises definition of health care professional in aggravated assault statute to match definition under "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act."
This bill updates New Jersey's aggravated assault statute to align the definition of "health care professional" with the broader definition established in the "Health Care Heroes Violence Prevention Act." Currently, the aggravated assault statute only applies to specific health care workers directly providing patient care, while the "Health Care Heroes" act includes volunteers, supportive services staff, and other facility employees. By matching these definitions, the bill ensures that assaults on a wider range of health care workers - including those not directly providing patient care - are classified as aggravated assault rather than simple assault. This change extends the same legal protections to more health care workers that are already provided under the "Health Care Heroes" act.
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 20, 2025
Last action Oct 20, 2025
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Vin Gopal
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