New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 18 R · 4 D cosponsors

AJR 16 — Designates March 16 as "Paws Healing Heroes Day" in New Jersey.

Last action — INT 1RA REF AMV

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed General Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Paws Healing Heroes Day-designate March 16

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current html November 26, 2025

Action History

  1. INT 1RA REF AMV

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AJR 16 do?
Paws Healing Heroes Day-designate March 16
Who sponsors AJR 16?
AJR 16 is sponsored by Barlas, Al (Republican), Calabrese, Clinton (Democrat), Verrelli, Anthony S. (Democrat), Karabinchak, Robert J. (Democrat), DeAngelo, Wayne P. (Democrat), Kean, Sean T. (Republican), Peterson, Erik (Republican), Dunn, Aura K. (Republican), DiMaio, John (Republican), Webber, Jay (Republican), DePhillips, Christopher P. (Republican), Scharfenberger, Gerry (Republican), Rumpf, Brian E. (Republican), McGuckin, Gregory P. (Republican), Auth, Robert (Republican), McClellan, Antwan L. (Republican), Clifton, Robert D. (Republican), Sauickie, Alex (Republican), Simonsen, Erik K. (Republican), Guardian, Donald A. (Republican), Bergen, Brian (Republican), and Flynn, Victoria A. (Republican).
What is the current status of AJR 16?
This bill has been introduced in the General Assembly. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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