Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB82: Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance. (BDR 19-60)
Status: Vetoed, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to days of observance; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim certain days to be "Diwali Day," "Eid alFitr Day," "Vaisakhi Day" and "Vesak Day" in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, various days, weeks and months of observance are recognized in this State. (NRS 236.018-236.095) This bill requires the Governor to annually proclaim certain days to be "Diwali Day," "Eid al-Fitr Day," "Vaisakhi Day" and "Vesak Day" in the State of Nevada. EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to days of observance; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim certain days to be "Diwali Day," "Eid alFitr Day," "Vaisakhi Day" and "Vesak Day" in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, various days, weeks and months of observance are recognized in this State. (NRS 236.018-236.095) This bill requires the Governor to annually proclaim certain days to be "Diwali Day," "Eid al-Fitr Day," "Vaisakhi Day" and "Vesak Day" in the State of Nevada. EXPLANATION - Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 236 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act. Sec. 2. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Hindu calendar to be "Diwali Day" in the State of Nevada. 2. The proclamation may call upon the news media, educators, business and labor leaders and appropriate governmental officers to bring to the attention of the residents of Nevada the diversity and inclusion of the cultures that celebrate Diwali in the State of Nevada and throughout the world. …
Sponsors
- Reuben D'Silva (D, 28) · primary sponsor