---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.*"
description: "Revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1790"
citation: "New Jersey S 1790 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danielsen, Joe", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pennacchio, Joseph", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a60144cb-70f3-4710-bc78-987a4a9321b5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5b457810bba397945e5b15d6bb7e00918d61420d1f67021aa7c01010ccac1ff8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1790 (219) — Revises provisions required in school district's anti-bullying policy; provides for civil liability of parent of minor adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment or harassment; and increases certain fines against parents.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1790_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S2000/1790_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Danielsen, Joe — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1662 (ACS)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-1-4) `passage`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.338. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a60144cb-70f3-4710-bc78-987a4a9321b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).