---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates April of each year as \"Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month.\""
description: "Designates April of each year as \"Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 112"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 112 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Conaway, Herb", "Rooney, Kevin J.", "Singleton, Troy", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd10a2a6-4137-4d27-9e5e-cf5e9332aa6f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "927160b525685d60bf536efe8de1f258d127030a16b14a6a7254e2dde0bbb77f"
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 112 (217) — Designates April of each year as "Esophageal 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/112_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/112_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR122
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-21. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd10a2a6-4137-4d27-9e5e-cf5e9332aa6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).