---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates May of each year as \"Asthma Awareness Month.\""
description: "Designates May of each year as \"Asthma Awareness Month.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 27"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 27 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE", "HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Mukherji, Raj", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a9eb4a7-f76e-4f0e-897e-20769055a987"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a77e9c4435c1ba32283f5e62970075c44a283147a23ae233799a8a50f857de5b"
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 27 (217) — Designates May of each year as "Asthma Awareness Month."

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/27_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (71-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR59
- **2017-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-10. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a9eb4a7-f76e-4f0e-897e-20769055a987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).