AJR 170 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates month of April of each year as "Donate Life Month."

AJR 170 designates April each year as "Donate Life Month" in New Jersey to promote organ, eye, and tissue donor registration. It does not create new laws or change registration processes but encourages residents to register as donors through the Motor Vehicle Agency or National Donate Life Registry. The resolution references that over 4,000 New Jersey residents await transplants and 17 people die daily in the U.S. waiting for organs. It requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation to encourage public awareness and participation in donation efforts. This symbolic resolution aims to honor donors and address the critical organ shortage affecting thousands of residents.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 2, 2024 Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

730
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 78
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic50
46 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Heather Simmons
Heather Simmons
DDemocratic
NJ
3