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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Proposed Bill

HD 1852: An Act designating Diwali Day as a state holiday

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

HD 1852 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts House. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act designating Diwali Day as a state holiday. It lists 7 additional sponsors.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim ArcieroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Middlesex
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th Middlesex
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
Francisco PaulinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16th Essex
Josh TarskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Norfolk
Marcus VaughnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9th Norfolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source