ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1930

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 18, 2025

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1930.

      As reported, under current law, cyber-harassment is a crime of the third degree if the offender is 21 or older at the time of the offense and impersonates a minor for the purpose of cyber-harassing a minor.  This bill broadens the statute to provide that a person is guilty of this offense if the person is 18 or older and engages in cyber-harassing a minor.  This bill eliminates the provision that a person must impersonate a minor in order to be guilty of the offense.  A crime of the third degree is punishable by three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.