Includes crime of creating false public alarms as form of bias intimidation.

New Jersey's bill A 2052 adds creating false public alarms (like fake bomb threats) to the list of acts that qualify as bias intimidation. This means intentionally causing false alarms to intimidate people based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics is now a separate offense. The bill removes a previously struck-down section of the law that focused on victims' perceptions rather than the perpetrator's intent. Convictions carry enhanced penalties compared to the underlying false alarm crime, with separate sentencing required for both the false alarm and bias intimidation.