---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates September of each year as \"Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness Month\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates September of each year as \"Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness Month\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "AJR 26"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 26 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "HUMAN SVCS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "Codey, Richard J.", "Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Houghtaling, Eric", "Jasey, Mila M.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Pou, Nellie", "Quijano, Annette", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cabbbc6-e87c-441f-b69d-1e200efd8ae4"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "02bbdf764b6548f9ace8b106182b1a50c99aee00cee34cb96f451d2b9df7b97e"
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 26 (218) — Designates September of each year as "Youth Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

## 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/2018/Bills/AJR/26_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/AJR/26_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Freiman, Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR47 (1R)
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-17. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cabbbc6-e87c-441f-b69d-1e200efd8ae4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).