---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates July 5 of each year as Larry Doby Day."
description: "Designates July 5 of each year as Larry Doby Day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "AJR 221"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 221 (220)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "MINORITY", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pou, Nellie", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a35a7d23-4572-4e55-87c7-8f1743fb45e7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "89b717f52f45dda4b0558a373c355b913d09aba4f584ad18ad483ab4b14295de"
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 221 (220) — Designates July 5 of each year as Larry Doby Day.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/AJR/221_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SSG 6/12/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/AJR/221_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Corrado, Kristin M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR118 (1R)
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, JR-11. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a35a7d23-4572-4e55-87c7-8f1743fb45e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).