---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates September of each year as \"Sickle Cell Awareness Month\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates September of each year as \"Sickle Cell Awareness Month\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "SJR 38"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 38 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee5d8c91-eb01-4e14-82af-f11622058548"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5ea88d07f7efc0adffc6944b8fbd5146001a23d0b70b838bd23cfd909cf174c1"
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 38 (219) — Designates September of each year as "Sickle Cell Awareness Month" 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/SJR/38_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/SJR/38_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Quijano) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR112 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2020-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, 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/ee5d8c91-eb01-4e14-82af-f11622058548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).