---
type: "Bill"
title: "Honors American Legion on 100th anniversary of its founding."
description: "Honors American Legion on 100th anniversary of its founding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "SJR 86"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 86 (218)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armato, John", "DeAngelo, Wayne P.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "Singleton, Troy", "Van Drew, Jeff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b8a2667-b516-4d4c-a83e-7465bab9ce14"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0c7750c16be7a3b1034f6ce2250048cca3f4de14de797dea5aac639c6ed02155"
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 86 (218) — Honors American Legion on 100th anniversary of its founding.

## 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/SJR/86_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Armato, John — primary (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Van Drew, Jeff — primary (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony R. — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Madden, Fred H. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR101
- **2019-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-08-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, JR-19. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b8a2667-b516-4d4c-a83e-7465bab9ce14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).