AJR 69 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates March 31 of each year as "Cesar Chavez Day."

AJR 69 is a joint resolution designating March 31 of each year as "Cesar Chavez Day" in New Jersey. The bill commemorates the birth anniversary of Cesar Chavez, a farm worker advocate who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and championed nonviolent labor rights for agricultural workers. It requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging public officials and citizens to observe the day with appropriate activities. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, honors Chavez's legacy as a labor leader whose work led to California's 1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act - the only U.S. law guaranteeing farm workers the right to unionize. The designation aligns New Jersey with nine states and federal recognition of March 31 as a day to celebrate Chavez's contributions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Apr 11, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Mar 18, 2024

How they voted

5917
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 80
Mar 18, 2024
D Democratic52
49 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican28
10 Yea 17 Nay 1
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 11, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (59-17-0)
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors