Bill > AJR115

Introduced Session

This resolution unequivocally rejects and condemns all forms of hatred, hate-based violence, incitements to violence, and any form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, or animus targeting persons by race, religion, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, age, marriage, familial status, gender, or sexual orientation. The resolution recognizes that the Governor and the Attorney General should continue to provide assistance to victims of hate crimes, enhance security measures, improve preparedness, and develop new ways to understand and combat hatred and bias crimes. The State of New Jersey is firmly committed to never allowing hatred and bigotry to go unchecked and unchallenged and to protecting its residents from the harm that hatred can cause. It is the mission of the State of New Jersey to promote a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community which celebrates the diversity of its residents, support all of its community members, prevent the spread of misinformation, and reject hatred and bias in all forms. It is in the public interest of the residents of the State of New Jersey to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, any and all forms of hatred, violence, incitement to violence, and criminality against any individual motivated by race, religion, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, age, marriage, familial status, gender, or sexual orientation.

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Craig Coughlin (D)*,  Yvonne Lopez (D)*,  Ellen Park (D)*,  Margie Donlon (D),  Mitchelle Drulis (D),  Roy Freiman (D),  Luanne Peterpaul (D),  Annette Quijano (D),  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),  Gabriel Rodriguez (D),  William Sampson (D),  Shanique Speight (D),  Sterley Stanley (D),  Lisa Swain (D),  Chris Tully (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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