---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates September 20th of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride Day."
description: "Designates September 20th of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride Day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 14"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 14 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Jimenez, Angelica M.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32d472de-494e-4757-bc3e-bbb1ca1e62da"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "508b9af08837c5ef4fa332b575b22013f7ccb86527de0a32d85dc3d359f7962a"
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 14 (218) — Designates September 20th of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride 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/SJR/14_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR122
- **2018-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, JR-8. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32d472de-494e-4757-bc3e-bbb1ca1e62da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).