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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1471: Relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional holidays.

In committee Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1471 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 26, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the designation of Diwali and Dashain as optional holidays. Primary sponsor: Terry Meza (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry MezaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse105

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

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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