Senate2025-26 session
SB 6044: Recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Dhingra
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Designates the new moon day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik, also known as Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, as a legislatively recognized day.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 17, 202648 yea · 1 nay
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