Being charged with any specified offense as a Hate Crime increases the level of the offense by 1 level. In other words, if you are charged with an E felony as Hate Crime, you face punishment for a D felony.  Here are the offense levels, from lowest to highest:
Violation (not a crime)
B misdemeanor
A misdemeanor
E felony
D felony
C felony
B felony
A felony