---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates last full week of July of each year as \"Buy Local Week.\""
description: "Designates last full week of July of each year as \"Buy Local Week.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 114"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 114 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9a54c46-8414-4239-9028-7ef716188762"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9202a71b389577492f844e924917483decc5031b611eb13af5665416637f3ea2"
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 114 (218) — Designates last full week of July of each year as "Buy Local Week."

## 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/2018/Bills/AJR/114_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR77
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-12. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9a54c46-8414-4239-9028-7ef716188762`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).