---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates April 14th of each year as \"Sikh Day.\""
description: "Designates April 14th of each year as \"Sikh Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 57"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 57 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["MEMORIALIZAT", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenwald, Louis D.", "Kean, Thomas H.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sweeney, Stephen M."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9636a22-b939-4e3a-9c0b-2c8c79e632aa"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "b99ef7ac8006664f453e40a82b229c675f3b91b5e180df920722900206fa8c68"
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 57 (218) — Designates April 14th of each year as "Sikh 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/57_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR94 (1R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-4. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9636a22-b939-4e3a-9c0b-2c8c79e632aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).