---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates December 4 of each year as \"Alpha Phi Alpha Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates December 4 of each year as \"Alpha Phi Alpha Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "AJR 177"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 177 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "HIGHER ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter, Linda S.", "Gill, Nia H.", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1260686a-2ed3-49c7-a41a-e3d675e85c68"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "248c27271c71555fe05b05237a3cc8dc506e8afd5df66585053743e933b9dbc4"
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 AJR 177 (219) — Designates December 4 of each year as "Alpha Phi Alpha 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/2020/Bills/AJR/177_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Gill, Nia H. — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR86
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2021-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, 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/1260686a-2ed3-49c7-a41a-e3d675e85c68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).