---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates April as \"Genocide Awareness Month.\""
description: "Designates April as \"Genocide Awareness Month.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "SJR 50"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 50 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMaio, John", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Quijano, Annette", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a981671-b8bf-42b1-987f-5294fd0eb36b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d5cc516c60701c68ae72f0cfa379a504a8e3763d16a5dfd2f7b52eb9450c84d1"
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 SJR 50 (217) — Designates April as "Genocide 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/SJR/50_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/SJR/50_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DiMaio, John — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Kyrillos, Joseph M. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR69 (1R)
- **2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-8. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a981671-b8bf-42b1-987f-5294fd0eb36b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).