---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates June 20th annually as \"World Refugee Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates June 20th annually as \"World Refugee Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 125"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 125 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["INTERNAT AFF", "MEMORIALIZAT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfa4976c-0b5e-4b6c-8c18-39458f2d3ef5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ee55b93340b6ea45689e8e9fe792ff152442c4ca342b5efd495dfbcc8e946fe3"
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 125 (218) — Designates June 20th annually as "World Refugee Day" in New Jersey.

## 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/125_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-2-0) `passage`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR85
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-1) `passage`
- **2018-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, JR-7. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfa4976c-0b5e-4b6c-8c18-39458f2d3ef5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).