---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates September 17 through September 23 of each year as \"Constitution Week.\""
description: "Designates September 17 through September 23 of each year as \"Constitution Week.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 72"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 72 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["FEDERAL REL", "MEMORIALIZAT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Gove, DiAnne C.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Rumana, Scott T.", "Rumpf, Brian E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3ee91b8-2b5f-4152-ad01-095ea9dc7371"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f352bda1acb8e142a09c4d711435807aed48f7edd5a2ad1b2f1749cbb23d2038"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey AJR 72 (217) — Designates September 17 through September 23 of each year as "Constitution Week."

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/72_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/72_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Rumana, Scott T. — primary (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (35-0) (Bucco) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR31 (1R)
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-15. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3ee91b8-2b5f-4152-ad01-095ea9dc7371`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).