Requires institutions of higher education and public and nonpublic high schools and middle schools to adopt anti-hazing policies; expands activities encompassing criminal hazing and upgrades penalties for engaging in these activities.**
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Aug 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2020 · General Assembly Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Jun 15, 2020
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Aug 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.208.
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 5, 2021
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
7 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
CB
Christopher Bateman
RRepublican
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Lou Greenwald
DDemocratic
P
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
P
TH
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
Co
FH
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
John McKeon
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Corrado
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Testa
RRepublican
Co
Robert Karabinchak
DDemocratic
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