---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates September 21 of each year as \"Evans Syndrome Awareness Day.\""
description: "Designates September 21 of each year as \"Evans Syndrome Awareness Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "SJR 73"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 73 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "McKnight, Angela V."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de4111e2-9585-44f2-9cd0-0b1b1b1c0cb1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "23534cd9512b39b9a8f7ae59b0ee5e49a899092f9d35fd9fa6472e1103b741ac"
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 73 (217) — Designates September 21 of each year as "Evans Syndrome Awareness Day."

## 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/73_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/SJR/73_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMEND — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (34-0) (Greenstein) `amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR16 (1R)
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-20. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de4111e2-9585-44f2-9cd0-0b1b1b1c0cb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).