Sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens, on September 28, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Joint Resolution 139
Designates month of September each year as "Deaf Awareness Month" in New Jersey. *
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Feb 12
Margie Donlon M.D., Anthony S. Verrelli
Chief co-sponsors from Jun 23
5 co-sponsors
Gerry Scharfenberger, William B. Sampson IV, Annette Quijano, Victoria A. Flynn, Roy Freiman
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Health10–0
Do pass as amended · Jun 18
Who voted how
Yea Anthony Angelozzi, Anthony S. Verrelli, Brian E. Rumpf, Carol A. Murphy, Erik Peterson, Gabriel Rodriguez, John V. Azzariti Jr. M.D., Kenyatta Stewart, Margie Donlon M.D., Marisa Sweeney
Not voting Al Abdelaziz, Chris Tully
General Assembly, adoption74–0
Passed · Sep 24
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 18
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Feb 19 – Sep 24
- Feb 19Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Health
- Jun 18Health recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sep 24Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 0
In the Senate Sep 28
- Sep 28Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens