---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates March of each year as \"Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.\""
description: "Designates March of each year as \"Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 55"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 55 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b144c947-ff47-4ae5-97d9-10c12a719f04"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ef454a769f68281e3da55dd59fdd8de2f76fedbeac023bb45cea27f8c59b9e7b"
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 55 (218) — Designates March of each year as "Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month."

## 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/55_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR39
- **2018-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, JR-2. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b144c947-ff47-4ae5-97d9-10c12a719f04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).