---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates third Sunday of September of each year as \"Puerto Rico Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates third Sunday of September of each year as \"Puerto Rico Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 129"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 129 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6ada692-d49d-4b7f-98f4-d1bea3f854dd"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a4ba9d4dc8de656d927b8a11988a6d76090438539526001525fb97c4d5fff8c3"
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 129 (218) — Designates third Sunday of September of each year as "Puerto Rico 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/SJR/129_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR200
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-20. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6ada692-d49d-4b7f-98f4-d1bea3f854dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).