---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates March 22 to March 28 of each year as \"Doula Appreciation Week\" in NJ."
description: "Designates March 22 to March 28 of each year as \"Doula Appreciation Week\" in NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 120"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 120 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kean, Thomas H.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Rice, Ronald L.", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06e78759-0a5e-4f39-a029-ff540e13f0a7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "d56839213a22962cd21a4c5b29d9028e6396fc7bf71266872ba53145f90f68e5"
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 SJR 120 (218) — Designates March 22 to March 28 of each year as "Doula Appreciation Week" 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/SJR/120_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/SJR/120_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Rice, Ronald L. — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR184 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-3. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06e78759-0a5e-4f39-a029-ff540e13f0a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).