---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permanently designating October 6 as \"Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Permanently designating October 6 as \"Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 35"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 35 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "Corrado, Kristin M.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b81632d8-2c7b-427f-9b2b-295725bf2dbc"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "3a7c8641e23bf27b04dfd821a5268a2b17f096aeb1e9cdc1947ce45329191978"
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 35 (218) — Permanently designating October 6 as "Knock Out Opioid Abuse 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/35_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Addiego, Dawn Marie — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR95
- **2019-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-16. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b81632d8-2c7b-427f-9b2b-295725bf2dbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).