California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AR137: Relative to Diwali
Status: Passed both chambers, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 13, 2026:
20250HR__013799INT 99 INTRODUCED 2026-08-13 REVISED 2026-08-20 2025 0 HR 137 INT Introduced by Assembly Members Patel and Kalra (Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Gipson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, Krell, Lackey, Lee, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schiavo, Schultz, Sharp-Collins, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Ward, Wicks, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Johnson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lee COAUTHOR …
Sponsors
- Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76) · primary sponsor
- Ash Kalra (D, AD25) · primary sponsor
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04)
- Patrick Ahrens (D, AD26)
- Juan Alanis (R, AD22)
- David Alvarez (D, AD80)
- Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31)
- Ávila Farías, Anamarie (D, AD15)
- Jasmeet Bains (D, AD35)
- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16)
- Berman, Marc (D, AD23)
- Tasha Boerner (D, AD77)
Latest actions
- : Coauthors revised.
- : Read. Adopted. (Page 6311.).
- : Read. Adopted.
- : From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 17).
- : Referred to Com. on RLS.
- : Introduced.
Votes
- Be adopted. To third reading. (August 17, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AR137?
- AR137 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Relative to Diwali.
- What is the status of AR137?
- Passed both chambers as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Coauthors revised. (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored AR137?
- Patel, Darshana R (D, AD76), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AR137?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260HR137
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