---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates June 10 of each year as \"Portugal Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates June 10 of each year as \"Portugal Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 196"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 196 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "INTERNAT AFF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Gopal, Vin", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b81451da-40cf-4291-96df-6ab0e4d591dd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "fd7aab3c6d627b0678be5698cc67c3bdddd5429b09150076bb95561403087334"
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 196 (218) — Designates June 10 of each year as "Portugal 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/196_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR127
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-14. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b81451da-40cf-4291-96df-6ab0e4d591dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).