New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 2163 — Creates disorderly persons offense for persons who conceal or attempt to conceal their identity while committing another crime or offense.

Last action — REP 2RS

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
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    Passed General Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

Establishes an offense for hiding one's identity while committing a crime.

This bill creates a new disorderly persons offense for individuals who conceal their identity while engaged in another crime or offense. It aims to address the act of hiding one's identity during criminal activities.

Summary

Disorderly person off-create, person who conceal identity while committing crime

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment adds specific language clarifying that a person must be "charged with an underlying crime or offense under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes" to be charged with a disorderly persons offense for concealing their identity while committing another crime. This change emphasizes the requirement that the person must be connected to a specific crime before facing penalties for wearing a mask or disguise.

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S2163 1R [First Reprint] SENATE, No.
District 13 (Monmouth)         SYNOPSIS      Creates disorderly persons offense for persons who conceal or attempt to conceal their identity while committing another crime or offense.
District 13 (Monmouth)           SYNOPSIS      Creates disorderly persons offense for persons who conceal or attempt to conceal their identity while committing another crime or offense.
  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee on June 11, 2026, with amendments.
     (1) is charged with an underlying crime or offense under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes;
     (1)   is charged with an underlying crime or offense under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes 1or any other law of this State1;
and      (2) was wearing a mask or disguise at the time the person committed the underlying crime or offense.
and      (2)   was wearing a mask or disguise at the time the person committed the underlying crime or offense.
    STATEMENT        This bill creates a disorderly persons offense for persons who conceal or attempt to conceal their identity while committing another crime or offense.       Under the provisions of the bill, it is a disorderly persons offense for a person to conceal or attempt to conceal the person’s identity by wearing a mask or disguise with the purpose of instilling fear, hindering prosecution, or avoiding apprehension while committing another crime or offense.
     The bill provides that a person who wears a mask or disguise for medical, religious, or expressive purposes is not to be deemed to have acted with the purpose to instill fear, hinder prosecution, or avoid apprehension.
     Under the bill, a person would not be charged with a disorderly persons offense pursuant to the bill’s provisions unless the person is charged with an underlying crime or offense under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes and was wearing a mask or disguise at the time the person committed the underlying crime or offense.
     Finally, the bill also prohibits the merger of this offense with any other criminal offense for the purpose of reducing a defendant’s sentence.  It is a disorderly persons offense to violate the provisions of the bill.  A disorderly persons offense is punishable by up to six months imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.
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Action History

  1. REP 2RS

  2. REF SBA

  3. REP/SCA 2RS

  4. INT 1RS REF SLP

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote — SBA

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Republican 3001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Burzichelli, John J. Democrat Yea
Diegnan Jr., Patrick J. Democrat Yea
Greenstein, Linda R. Democrat Yea
Johnson, Gordon M. Democrat Yea
Lagana, Joseph A. Democrat Yea
Mukherji, Raj Democrat Yea
Ruiz, M. Teresa Democrat Yea
Sarlo, Paul A. Democrat Yea
Zwicker, Andrew Democrat Yea
Amato Jr., Carmen F. Republican Not Voting
O'Scanlon Jr., Declan J. Republican Yea
Steinhardt, Douglas J. Republican Yea
Testa Jr., Michael L. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2163 do?
Disorderly person off-create, person who conceal identity while committing crime
Who sponsors S 2163?
S 2163 is sponsored by Moriarty, Paul D. (Democrat) and O'Scanlon Jr., Declan J. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 2163?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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