Designates June 23 of each year as "International Widows' Day."
This resolution designates June 23 of each year as "International Widows' Day" to raise awareness about the challenges faced by widows. It requires the governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging public officials and citizens to observe the day through activities that highlight widows' experiences. The bill does not create new policies, funding, or legal changes - it serves solely as a symbolic recognition of widows' issues, citing statistics like 260 million widows globally and 1 million U.S. widows annually. It passed unanimously in the New Jersey Assembly and became law (P.L.2025, JR-10).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jun 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2024 · General Assembly May 22, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 28, 2024
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, JR-10.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-1)
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 28, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
lower
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-0)
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Cleopatra Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Shama Haider
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Katz
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
Co
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
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