89R5192 GP-D
By: Meza H.B. No. 1471
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional
holidays.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 662.003(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) An "optional holiday" includes only:
(1) the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or
Good Friday fall;
(2) one day of the Diwali festival selected by the
state employee observing the optional holiday; and
(3) one day of the Dashain festival selected by the
state employee observing the optional holiday [falls].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.