LCO No. 1078 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5557 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1078 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. REP. SANCHEZ E., 24th Dist. REP. ROBERTS, 137th Dist. REP. PARIS, 145th Dist. REP. SANTIAGO H., 84th Dist. REP. CONSTANTINE, 42nd Dist. REP. JACOBSON, 148th Dist. REP. FARRAR K., 20th Dist. REP. TURCO, 27th Dist. SEN. GADKAR-WILCOX, 22nd Dist. AN ACT DESIGNATING A CERTAIN DAY OF EACH YEAR FOR CELEBRATION OF DIWALI, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-29a of the general statutes be amended to designate 1 the fifteenth day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of 2 each year as Diwali, for celebration of the festival of lights. 3 Statement of Purpose: To designate the fifteenth day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year as Diwali.