---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates first week of March as \"Consumer Protection Week\" in NJ."
description: "Designates first week of March as \"Consumer Protection Week\" in NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 21"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 21 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "CONSUMER PRO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Moriarty, Paul D."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2016-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3de78c8-4d25-4fdd-a2ec-b80c1a9114df"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3201d7ea8a550ad0e1dc22a5811c76cbce733971a5484a04f57412d0f8b55d5d"
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 21 (217) — Designates first week of March as "Consumer Protection Week" in NJ.

## 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/21_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR51
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2016, JR-1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3de78c8-4d25-4fdd-a2ec-b80c1a9114df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).