Designates June 25 of each year as "Delaware and Raritan Canal Day."
SJR 158 designates June 25 of each year as "Delaware and Raritan Canal Day" to honor the historical significance of the 70-mile waterway. The resolution requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging public officials and citizens to observe the day with appropriate activities. This commemorative resolution, which takes effect immediately, recognizes the canal's role in New Jersey's industrial heritage and its current status as the state's second-most-visited park. It does not create new laws or programs but formally acknowledges the canal's cultural and historical importance.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
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