---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates July 14 of each year \"Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day.\""
description: "Designates July 14 of each year \"Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "SJR 128"
citation: "New Jersey SJR 128 (220)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DePhillips, Christopher P.", "Schepisi, Holly T.", "Vitale, Joseph F."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e687d0bd-d912-4119-a028-8b91776ff70f"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "24303cfe87989d6fc61d9b399a58a3357088e9f9ea5cc2a8c6eab1a3fa175a65"
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 128 (220) — Designates July 14 of each year "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day."

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/SJR/128_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SHH 6/15/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/SJR/128_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- DePhillips, Christopher P. — primary (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — primary (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — primary (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Burgess, Renee C. — cosponsor (person)
- Connors, Christopher J. — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Durr, Edward — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for AJR229
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (75-0-0) `passage`
- **2023-07-14T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, JR-12. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e687d0bd-d912-4119-a028-8b91776ff70f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).