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

This bill amends New Jersey's bias intimidation law to explicitly include creating false public alarms (such as false bomb threats) as a form of hate crime when motivated by bias against a person's race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or ethnicity. It removes a previously invalidated clause that focused on victims' perceptions, instead requiring proof of the defendant's intent to intimidate based on protected characteristics. Convictions for bias intimidation involving false alarms will be punished at the same level as the underlying offense (e.g., up to 18 months for a fourth-degree crime), with additional penalties including community service, counseling, or payments to victim support programs. The law directly affects individuals who commit such false alarms with bias motives and the communities targeted by these acts.