Designates last weekend in October as "Honor Your Hometown Weekend."
SJR 70 designates the last weekend in October each year as "Honor Your Hometown Weekend" in New Jersey. The resolution requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation encouraging public officials and residents to observe the weekend with community activities celebrating hometowns. It also asks the Governor to urge Congress and the President to establish a national "Honor Your Hometown Weekend" for similar recognition. This is a symbolic observance with no new legal requirements or funding, focusing on community recognition rather than policy change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, JR-14.
executive
Dec 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-1-0)
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
P
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
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