SJR 58 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates the month of June of every year, "Dry Drowning Awareness Month."

SJR 58 designates June of every year as "Dry Drowning Awareness Month" in New Jersey to educate the public about rare but serious water-related breathing issues. The bill requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging community programs to highlight symptoms like coughing, fatigue, or behavioral changes that may occur hours after water exposure. It does not create new laws or funding but aims to increase awareness of dry drowning (airway spasms) and secondary drowning (lung inflammation), particularly for children during summer water activities.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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