---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates March 9 of each year \"COVID-19 Heroes Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates March 9 of each year \"COVID-19 Heroes Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "SJR 82"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 82 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony M.", "Chaparro, Annette", "Dunn, Aura K.", "Gopal, Vin", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e06fb931-0702-4075-b0f2-1728063643a1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "924663b87bfd43d3a18c021034249ed92fc3cee28f27d11d793b4e8de74f88fa"
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 82 (219) — Designates March 9 of each year "COVID-19 Heroes 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/SJR/82_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (34-0) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR166
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, JR-1. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e06fb931-0702-4075-b0f2-1728063643a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).