---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates May 18 of each year as Six Triple Eight Day in NJ."
description: "Designates May 18 of each year as Six Triple Eight Day in NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "AJR 211"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 211 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burgess, Renee C.", "Carter, Linda S.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5be1d8d-81dc-4097-add7-f6aabe82664d"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "cae67d9e1223167b3c05b21562b6c1116b24c80c0cfb496155d5f4fed74c9446"
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 211 (221) — Designates May 18 of each year as Six Triple Eight Day in NJ.

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Committee Substitute AMV 3/17/25 ACS** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/AJR/211_U1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/AJR/211_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee as a substitute — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burgess, Renee C. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I. — cosponsor (person)
- Fantasia, Dawn — cosponsor (person)
- Henry, Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Inganamort, Michael — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McCoy, Tennille R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Carmen Theresa — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Assembly Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR149 (SCS)
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR.7. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5be1d8d-81dc-4097-add7-f6aabe82664d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).