---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates June 21 of each year as \"ASK Day\" to promote children's health and gun safety."
description: "Designates June 21 of each year as \"ASK Day\" to promote children's health and gun safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 37"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 37 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99152fed-575a-4845-9192-2a26a8b08a84"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4c75ab87fdd7478e02b71e698c9ad9fe0af2087e7d55f41d7b8aa4c4568117f2"
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 37 (217) — Designates June 21 of each year as "ASK Day" to promote children's health and gun safety.

## 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/37_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — 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 Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (59-7-11) `passage`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR67
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-13. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99152fed-575a-4845-9192-2a26a8b08a84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).