---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates Monday before Thanksgiving Day of each year as \"A Day in the Life - Type 1 Diabetes Day.\""
description: "Designates Monday before Thanksgiving Day of each year as \"A Day in the Life - Type 1 Diabetes Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 152"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 152 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Freiman, Roy", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-09-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-11-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20d71998-1304-4d92-a538-75afa1ed8b96"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "84e619c4eaf2d158f351e6ef865125e09a2664b27b4bb441513e49d81fe51736"
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 152 (218) — Designates Monday before Thanksgiving Day of each year as "A Day in the Life - Type 1 Diabetes 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/2018/Bills/AJR/152_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — 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 Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR102
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, 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/20d71998-1304-4d92-a538-75afa1ed8b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).