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NJ AJR99

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian Rumpf

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates February 12th of each year as "Carly Day" in New Jersey to raise awareness about congenital heart defects

  • Honors Carly Fetzer, a Bayville resident born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent three surgeries in early childhood and lived 18 years before passing away

  • Requests the Governor to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the day

  • The date falls within national Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7-14), affecting 9 out of every 1,000 babies born in the US

  • The Carly Fetzer Queen of Hearts Foundation was established in her memory to provide food vouchers to families at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and fund congenital heart defect research

Legislative Description

Designates February 12th of each year as "Carly Day" in NJ.

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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