---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day."
description: "Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "AJR 159"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 159 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Verrelli, Anthony S.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f01187d1-dd27-4989-af83-899ba8a8e6b7"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "127ebc5718474327251542d1060b1c75f5f8edcf420f4bbc89d5c45096df13ad"
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 159 (221) — Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School 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/2024/AJR/159_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR109
- **2025-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR-3. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f01187d1-dd27-4989-af83-899ba8a8e6b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).