---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates January 30 of each year as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution of NJ."
description: "Designates January 30 of each year as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution of NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "AJR 98"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 98 (220)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lagana, Joseph A.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Umba, Brandon E.", "Verrelli, Anthony S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7777618-0b7c-4359-8c9c-4718f2b8062d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "32747ed4eac35b83d15e6c29ac9dbcd32bdbecffa3bb1f3debcec5a54e458d57"
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 98 (220) — Designates January 30 of each year as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution of NJ.

## 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/98_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Umba, Brandon E. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Haider, Shama A. — cosponsor (person)
- Jaffer, Sadaf F. — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Webber, Jay — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR69
- **2022-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, 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/f7777618-0b7c-4359-8c9c-4718f2b8062d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).