An Act providing for the annual designation and holiday observance of the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik as "Diwali Day" in this Commonwealth.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
176–1
Passed
Total votes 177
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic87
100% Yea
R
Republican90
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Government
lower
1 primary · 41 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Brandon Markosek
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Fiedler
DDemocratic
Co
Izzy Smith-Wade-El
DDemocratic
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