---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates April 16 of each year as \"Upcycling Day\" in State."
description: "Designates April 16 of each year as \"Upcycling Day\" in State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "AJR 38"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 38 (220)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["SOLID WASTE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df31f305-1e2c-4720-bd4b-3a429a2e6554"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "745acba79beff0d624d7c76dad36e774880a158291ca15c29978ef2271bf0456"
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 38 (220) — Designates April 16 of each year as "Upcycling Day" in State.

## 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/38_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR77
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, 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/df31f305-1e2c-4720-bd4b-3a429a2e6554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).