---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates August 31 of each year \"Overdose Awareness Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates August 31 of each year \"Overdose Awareness Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "SJR 85"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 85 (219)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addiego, Dawn Marie", "Benson, Daniel R.", "Bucco, Anthony M.", "Dancer, Ronald S.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51c10533-caeb-441f-8c7b-332654ef3a73"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "110cd8c22fa66523ee2e962237616fb4fa79336714c32fd057486acc12ddd7cf"
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 85 (219) — Designates August 31 of each year "Overdose Awareness 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/85_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/SJR/85_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addiego, Dawn Marie — primary (person)
- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — primary (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Dunn, Aura K. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR178 (1R)
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `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) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, JR-2. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51c10533-caeb-441f-8c7b-332654ef3a73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).