---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates last week of April of each year as \"Reentry Week.\""
description: "Designates last week of April of each year as \"Reentry Week.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "AJR 67"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 67 (221)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "CORRECTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkins, Reginald W.", "Carter, Linda S.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Speight, Shanique"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d405a2f-5970-4c6c-b7b8-a03c65ee0f9f"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "b1c8ddae44bfc2f8d436754362a11dd248ada8195870999a0901ebd0558b43ac"
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 67 (221) — Designates last week of April of each year as "Reentry Week."

## 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/67_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint APS 9/12/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/AJR/67_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–3** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **6–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkins, Reginald W. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Speight, Shanique — primary (person)
- Hall, Garnet R. — cosponsor (person)
- Ramirez, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Sampson, William B. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-3-0) `passage`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR97 (1R)
- **2025-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0) `passage`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, JR-18. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d405a2f-5970-4c6c-b7b8-a03c65ee0f9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).