SJR 30 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Designates October of each year as "Eczema Awareness Month" in New Jersey.

SJR 30 designates October of each year as "Eczema Awareness Month" in New Jersey. The resolution aims to increase public awareness about eczema - a skin condition affecting over 13% of New Jersey residents (and 32 million Americans) - and foster community support for those living with it. It requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging public officials and citizens to observe the month with awareness activities. The bill has no funding or regulatory provisions; it is purely symbolic, calling for educational outreach to reduce stigma and improve understanding of the condition. This resolution was introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026, and referred to the Health Committee.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

General Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill → Introduced · 4 edits · Jan 13, 2026

MODERATE

SJR 30 moved from its technical review stage to the introduced stage. The bill's core content (designating October as Eczema Awareness Month in New Jersey) is unchanged. The main differences are procedural: a co-sponsor listing was removed, the status text was updated to reflect the new legislative stage, and a standard STATEMENT section summarizing the resolution was added at the end.

TECHNICAL

Co-sponsor listing for Senator McKnight was removed from the bill header.

Status text changed from 'As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting the bill's new stage in the legislative process.

A STATEMENT section was added at the end of the bill providing a plain-language summary of the resolution's purpose and background on eczema, which is standard for introduced bills.

The hyphen in 'flare-ups' was removed, changing it to 'flare ups.'

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by the Senate (38-0)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor