---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permanently designates August 17th as \"Nonprofit Day\" in NJ."
description: "Permanently designates August 17th as \"Nonprofit Day\" in NJ."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "SJR 96"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 96 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCoy, Tennille R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/544d8530-dc22-4550-b544-bfb2f8ab329d"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "518cd77a3141d37b13d71eacf0d54bfed2f48c60c1f512feca475a5bfc02e7d3"
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 SJR 96 (221) — Permanently designates August 17th as "Nonprofit Day" in 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/2024/SJR/96_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McCoy, Tennille R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2025-07-24T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR161
- **2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-1-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR-15. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/544d8530-dc22-4550-b544-bfb2f8ab329d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).