---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates June 27 of each year as \"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.\" *"
description: "Designates June 27 of each year as \"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.\" *"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 91"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 91 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "MENTAL HEALT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beach, James", "Downey, Joann", "Holley, Jamel C.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Tucker, Cleopatra G.", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61f57e34-c4d8-42ec-bfa7-75e8a2ee12a0"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ff57242a857fe70a9ed99b418a24433955397b1fc782097b8640da5dd28809e1"
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 91 (217) — Designates June 27 of each year as "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day." *

## 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/91_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/91_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Beach, James — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Rumpf, Brian E. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR71 (1R)
- **2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2016-09-08T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, 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/61f57e34-c4d8-42ec-bfa7-75e8a2ee12a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).