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NJ SJR14

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

11/18/2024

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Diegnan

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates October of each year as "Spina Bifida Awareness Month" in New Jersey
  • Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the month and calling upon public officials and citizens to observe it with appropriate activities and programs
  • Spina bifida is a neural tube birth defect affecting 1 in 2,000 live births, with approximately 1,500 babies born with the condition in the United States annually
  • New Jersey reports 1.97 babies per 10,000 births affected and 152 residents currently living with spina bifida
  • The resolution takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Designates third Sunday of November of each year as "World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims" in NJ.

Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor

Last Action

Approved P.L.2024, JR-3.

11/18/2024

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Independent Authorities2/12/2024
Transportation1/9/2024

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