---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates third week in September of each year as \"Go Gold for Kids with Cancer Awareness Week.\""
description: "Designates third week in September of each year as \"Go Gold for Kids with Cancer Awareness Week.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "SJR 49"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 49 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "COMMEMORATIO", "DISEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Oroho, Steven V.", "Phoebus, Gail", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Space, Parker", "Spencer, L. Grace"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efd2a53d-7268-4091-b060-b3904604fa5a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c9697f7492dc214f51bdddab49cb76bfca8af47a78deb57a2babb2f7318e4e08"
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 49 (217) — Designates third week in September of each year as "Go Gold for Kids with Cancer Awareness Week."

## 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/SJR/49_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/SJR/49_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — primary (person)
- Phoebus, Gail — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Space, Parker — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Beck, Jennifer — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR106 (1R)
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-1-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-2. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efd2a53d-7268-4091-b060-b3904604fa5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).