---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings."
description: "Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 1497"
citation: "New Jersey S 1497 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "NJ HISTORY", "STATE GOVT", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Bucco, Anthony R.", "Clifton, Robert D.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Pennacchio, Joseph"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e22c51c9-c4e7-4b8c-8f5e-3893f4f389c6"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9c0d415469b0ead6e54ad84696205e5f020f822bae24ff886c787b8395914403"
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 S 1497 (217) — Designates Killed in Action flag as an official State flag; mandates it be displayed at certain public buildings.

## 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/S1500/1497_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3225
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.188. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e22c51c9-c4e7-4b8c-8f5e-3893f4f389c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).