---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates November of each year as \"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.\""
description: "Designates November of each year as \"Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 103"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 103 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Madden, Fred H.", "Mukherji, Raj", "O'Toole, Kevin J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfdf3188-5bf3-4e04-bf51-8526231f62df"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "7beff9fa30084fc8fee2d99f7b805def3ed2b7d455a674e912a0b18fef419c87"
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 103 (217) — Designates November of each year as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month."

## 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/103_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- O'Toole, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR70
- **2016-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, JR-6. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfdf3188-5bf3-4e04-bf51-8526231f62df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).