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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1852 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3430 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Marcus S. Vaughn and Hannah Kane |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act designating Diwali Day as a state holiday. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/15/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/22/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/18/2025James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/24/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex3/9/2025Francisco E. Paulino16th Essex3/11/2025Joshua Tarsky13th Norfolk2/27/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1852 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3430 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Vaughn of Wrentham and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 3430) of Marcus S. Vaughn, Hannah Kane and others for the issuance of an |
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| 20 | 20 | | annual proclamation by the Governor to designate the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month |
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| 21 | 21 | | of Kartik as Diwali day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act designating Diwali Day as a state holiday. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2hereby amended by adding after Section 15ZZZZZZ, the following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 15AAAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik as the official Diwali Day, establishing |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5the day as a state holiday, recommending its observance by the people as a period of special |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6attention in recognition of the Diwali celebration known as the “Festival of Lights”, a five day |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7long festival where the third day is a day of thanksgiving and reflection celebrated worldwide |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8and by millions of Americans. |
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