---
type: "Bill"
title: "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.**"
description: "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.**"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 84"
citation: "New Jersey S 84 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Freiman, Roy", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Singleton, Troy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97cb7bc6-d19c-4396-89bb-8423f991c44d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "33f4a0bee8de2cda7978a8fdf0840c9ac87b2ea1ac5b2dae8efc3c9a6a4a99ed"
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 84 (219) — 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.**

## 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/S0500/84_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint of Substitute S2093** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/84_R1.HTM)
3. **Senate Committee Substitute S2093** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S0500/84_U1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee as a substitute — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3149 (ACS/1R)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2021-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.208. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97cb7bc6-d19c-4396-89bb-8423f991c44d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).