The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce plans to ramp up policies surrounding sexual assault and harassment for its upcoming Walk to Washington, following a late December report from The Star-Ledger detailing more than 20 women’s experiences of harassment at the annual event and at the New Jersey League of Municipalities yearly conference in Atlantic City.

“The State Chamber believes that harassment of any kind is unacceptable behavior,” President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Bracken said in a Tuesday statement.

NJ Advance Media’s Dec. 29 report detailed incidents reported by female campaign staffers, lobbyists and lawmakers at the two annual networking events — the largest in state politics.

“We are committed to making the environment at all of our events safe and welcoming for everyone, but the recent Star-Ledger article has prompted us to take additional measures beginning with the upcoming Walk to Washington,” Bracken added on Tuesday.

The chamber train, scheduled for Feb. 27 to Feb. 28 this year, features a nearly 20-car chartered Amtrak train which runs from Newark Penn Station to Washington, D.C., with its hundreds of attendees encouraged to walk from one end of the train to the other. In the Star-Ledger report, female attendees detailed a flurry of instances of harassment that transpired during the event.

The chamber will prohibit hard alcohol on the train this year, increase security on the train and at Marriott Wardman Park Hotel where the event takes place, establish a direct phone number – printed on the name badges given to guests – that would allow any guest to quickly report harassment incidents to security, and has published a Code of Conduct that will be distributed to all Walk to Washington attendees.

The New Jersey League of Municipalities conference spans three days in Atlantic City, but a vast majority of attendees – in the tens of thousands – also opt to attend after-parties populated by lobbyists, campaign staffers, state and local elected officials, political operatives and business executives.

Following the report, the League announced on Dec. 31 that it would ramp up its own policies, and would coordinate with the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, along with state agencies and elected officials “to develop a clear understanding of where we can be most impactful.”

“We at the League of Municipalities cannot allow this moment to pass without recognizing this problem and responding with a sustained effort to identify where problems exist and exploring remedies we, along with our partners, can bring to the issue,” the statement reads.

Following the report, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, D-37th District, a vocal critic of how the Murphy administration allegedly handled the sexual assault allegations made by former campaign volunteer Katie Brennan, said she would form an “ad hoc” legislative committee to scrutinize the “toxic climate for women in N.J. politics.”

Leaders from both the Chamber and League would be invited to participate, according to the Dec. 30 statement from the Senate Democrats Office, wherein Weinberg decried what she called ” ‘see no evil’ responses” from both organizations.

“It is critical that the issue of harassment be resolved,” Bracken added Tuesday. “The State Chamber stands ready to work with state leaders to help resolve this problem and we look forward to working with Sen. Loretta Weinberg and her committee as it looks into these issues.”

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 1:00 p.m. EST to include the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s Code Conduct, which will be distributed to attendees of the Walk to Washington.