---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates July 30 of each year as \"Brian Sicknick Day\" in New Jersey."
description: "Designates July 30 of each year as \"Brian Sicknick Day\" in New Jersey."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "AJR 215"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 215 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Johnson, Gordon M.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Stanley, Sterley S."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b6013eb-8023-4982-9970-62b5c1913d53"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "4dfad9875b5384207baec358936c86063b49ec3fcd7c1530c9509c4d28325264"
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 215 (221) — Designates July 30 of each year as "Brian Sicknick Day" 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](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/AJR/215_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
- Cryan, Joseph P. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR151
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR-13. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b6013eb-8023-4982-9970-62b5c1913d53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).