Thank you for choosing to stand with our coalition against racism and for signing up to support the passage of these bills in the State of New Jersey. Your commitment strengthens our collective fight to build a safer, fairer state for everyone. Together, we can improve race relations in our schools, within government institutions, and across our society.
This work matters now more than ever. At a time when the federal government is standing firm in racism and all other isms, attempting to erase the history of minorities and oppressed communities, and seeking to divide people by race and religion, we must be the ones who say “no.” We must stand boldly, reject division, and collaborate in unity a part of a rainbow coalition of all ethnicities, genders, sexuality, economic class, and religion.
Together, our coalition will organize and lobby for the passage of these bills written and sponsored by State Senator Britnee Timberlake who has curated a list of diverse proven fighters in the Assembly and Senate to be sponsors alongside her.
Thank you for standing with us. Together, we will move this state forward.
Coalition Members,
-Britnee Timberlake, State Senator
-Kasey Dudley, Bloomfield BOE Board President (operating as a private Bloomfield resident)
-Black Student Union at Bloomfield College
-Black Citizens of Bloomfield
-NAACP of the Oranges and Maplewood
-People's Organization for Progress
-Vulcan Pioneers
-NJ Residents Over Everything
-The Clergy Coalition of NJ
-United Black Agenda
About the Bills:
- -S3714 “Justice for Firefighter Patrick Thomas Act”; requires person convicted of certain crimes or offenses to become ineligible for appointment to position covered by Civil Service and to lose pension and benefits acquired through such position.
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3706
- S3706 Establishes presumption of knowledge that display of noose or Nazi or Confederate symbol would cause bias intimidation; enhances penalties. This bill strengthens New Jersey's bias intimidation laws by presuming that displaying a noose or Nazi or Confederate symbols would cause bias intimidation. It adds penalties for those convicted of bias intimidation with these symbols, including a $20,000 fine, mandatory education on hate symbols, and longer parole ineligibility for repeat offenders, while also requiring public employees convicted of such crimes to forfeit their pensions.
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3706
- S3715 Establishes requirements for students engaging in certain bias-related conduct. This bill requires students involved in bias incidents at school to meet weekly with a school psychologist for at least nine months to receive support, education, and counseling. If a student’s parent refuses or if another bias incident occurs, the student will be placed in an alternative education program, and all incidents must be reported to the Department of Education for monitoring and accountability.
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3715
Coalition Assignment One:
Email your state legislators and respectfully inform them how important these bills are to become law in NJ, and that you need their support to get them heard, voted on, and ultimately signed into law by Governor Mikie Sherrill. Here is a link to the state legislative office emails: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster