Upgrades assault against servicemember to aggravated assault; expands crime of bias intimidation to encompass crimes and offenses committed against servicemembers.

This New Jersey bill upgrades simple assault against servicemembers to aggravated assault, making such offenses punishable as third-degree crimes (with potential 3-5 year prison terms) rather than the standard disorderly persons offense. It also expands the state's bias intimidation law to specifically include crimes motivated by a victim's status as a servicemember, adding this to the list of protected characteristics alongside race, gender, disability, and other identities. The bill defines "servicemember" to include veterans, active military personnel, and members of the New Jersey organized militia, and removes a previously unconstitutional provision from the bias intimidation law.