---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates October 8 of each year as \"Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day\" in NJ."
description: "Designates October 8 of each year as \"Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day\" in NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 150"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 150 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Beach, James", "Conaway, Herb", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Johnson, Gordon M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da56288e-382c-4c2d-ae73-dd8fa9a9a2d3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f7d4a6922c5045179393ec10f5705c38daa1d4a763c22d61f717074087e9338a"
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 150 (218) — Designates October 8 of each year as "Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day" in NJ.

## 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/150_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR152
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
- **2019-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-22. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da56288e-382c-4c2d-ae73-dd8fa9a9a2d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).