Bill Text: MI HB4446 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Holidays: other; Diwali; designate as a holiday. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-14 - Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety [HB4446 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-HB4446-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 4446

A bill to designate Diwali, Deepavali, or the Festival of Lights as a holiday in this state.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. The legislature declares that the new moon day on the eighth lunar month, according to the Indic pūrṇimānta lunisolar calendar, shall be known as "Diwali", "Deepavali", or the "Festival of Lights", a holiday celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs.