The family of former University of Missouri student Danny Santulli, who was severely injured during a fraternity hazing ritual in 2021 in what has been described as “the worst hazing injury anyone has ever seen,” is cheering the passage of a new law called the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

President Biden signed the bipartisan bill, which was introduced by Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, in late December.

“It’s a good new law, and it’s going to help,” Santulli family attorney David Bianchi told Fox News Digital. “What it does is: It requires universities to report, on an annual basis, hazing statistics on campus. It also requires that those statistics be readily available on the websites of the universities. It also requires the universities to implement anti-hazing programs on campus, which is always a good thing.”

Bianchi noted that it is “the first time that the federal government has weighed in in the hazing space.”

Santulli’s father, Thomas Santulli, told KVLY that his family’s next step is to pass Danny’s Law, which would give students immunity from the hazing felony if they call 911. (The Santulli Family)

Santulli’s father, Thomas Santulli, told KVLY that his family’s next step is to pass Danny’s Law, which would give students immunity from the hazing felony if they call 911. 

Boone County authorities charged 11 Mizzou students in connection with the hazing incident that left Santulli blind and paralyzed. Six defendants took plea deals.

Phi Gamma Delta has since been shut down at the University of Missouri.