---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates January 23 of each year as \"Maternal Health Awareness Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates January 23 of each year as \"Maternal Health Awareness Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 130"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 130 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Singer, Robert W.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62e51f89-ff42-4074-8300-89dea74334f0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "99acc9296f44501612aba95e47ea1b2f82723977533d66511a351f95fcd1bc1f"
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 130 (217) — Designates January 23 of each year as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in New Jersey.

## 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/130_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (67-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR92
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, 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/62e51f89-ff42-4074-8300-89dea74334f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).