Sponsored by:
Senator LORETTA WEINBERG
District 37 (Bergen)
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
Senator DAWN MARIE ADDIEGO
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Senator NILSA CRUZ-PEREZ
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Senator NIA H. GILL
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator NELLIE POU
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Singleton
SYNOPSIS
Requires State Capitol Joint Management Commission display representation of Alice Paul in State Capital building.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act requiring the State Capitol Joint Management Commission to display a representation of Alice Paul in the State Capital building, and supplementing chapter 31 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The State Capitol Joint Management Commission, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1992, c.67 (C.52:31-37), shall enter into an agreement to obtain a commemorative representation of Alice Paul. The representation shall show the head and shoulders of Alice Paul, and shall be displayed in an appropriate location in the State Capital building.
b. The State Capitol Joint Management Commission shall select an alternative appropriate location to display the representation of Alice Paul during renovations to the State Capital building.
2. This act shall take effect immediately
STATEMENT
Alice Paul was born and raised in New Jersey. Alice Paul’s vision that women and men should be equal partners in society led to enormous changes in the rights and status of American women. One of her many accomplishments include helping to secure passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
This bill requires the State Capitol Joint Management Commission to display a representation of Alice Paul in the State Capital building. The representation will recognize and honor Alice Paul’s struggle for women’s suffrage and the ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. August 18, 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment.