---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct."
description: "Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "A 4651"
citation: "New Jersey A 4651 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "PUB SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey, David", "Hutchison, Dan", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Sarlo, Paul A."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d099bdd5-8c68-485c-95de-6f8a76626ced"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "1f26881a6931dcf7c7050c995651826c14e3b69076ead0a5ad0b3e786a356e2d"
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 A 4651 (221) — Establishes penalties for certain conduct related to public brawl and disorderly conduct.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4651_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint APS 6/19/25 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A5000/4651_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **61–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey, David — primary (person)
- Hutchison, Dan — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Miller, Cody D. — cosponsor (person)
- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-15-4) `passage`
- **2025-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3508 (1R)
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-2) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.245. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d099bdd5-8c68-485c-95de-6f8a76626ced`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).