Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance. (BDR 19-60)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Lisa Cole and 19 co-sponsors

Requires the Nevada Governor to annually proclaim Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Vaisakhi, and Vesak Day to raise public awareness of these communities (no new spending).

(No further action taken.)

Summary — AB 82 (BDR 19-60)

Title: Requires the Governor to proclaim certain days of observance
Introduced: December 2024 (prefiled Dec. 9 / introduced Dec. 20, 2024)
Author / Principal Sponsor: Assemblymember Reuben D’Silva (Assembly)
Joint Sponsors / Co‑authors: Multiple Assembly and Senate coauthors listed in reprints (see Legislative History)
Fiscal effect: No state or local fiscal impact reported

Purpose / intent

AB 82 requires the Governor of Nevada to annually proclaim designated days recognizing four major religious/cultural observances — Diwali, Eid al‑Fitr, Vaisakhi, and Vesak — and authorizes the proclamation to encourage public awareness of the diversity and cultural contributions of the communities that observe those days.

Key provisions

Governor’s proclamations (annual):

Diwali Day — the 15th day of the eighth month of the Hindu calendar.
Eid al‑Fitr Day — the first day of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
Vaisakhi Day — the first day of the month of Vaisakh of the Sikh calendar.
Vesak Day (Buddha Day) — the day of the first full moon in the month of May.

Each proclamation “may call upon” news media, educators, business and labor leaders, and appropriate government officers to publicize and promote awareness of the diversity and inclusion of the cultures that celebrate those observances.

Effective date: upon passage and approval.

Who is affected / likely impact

Primary effect is ceremonial/symbolic recognition.

Affected parties: cultural and religious communities that observe these holidays; Governor’s office (responsible for issuance of proclamations); media, schools, businesses and civic organizations encouraged (but not required) to observe and publicize the proclamations.

No programmatic mandates, regulatory changes, or new spending obligations. The bill’s fiscal notes indicate no effect on state or local government.

Procedural / timeline highlights

Prefiled: Dec. 9, 2024; introduced/printed Dec. 20, 2024.

Committee consideration and amendments occurred (reprints and amendments noted in April–May 2025).

Legislative status entries in provided materials show onward progress (reprints, amendments, floor actions). Version content records the bill as enrolled and, ultimately, chaptered as Chapter 679, Statutes of 2025, with a Governor’s approval date of Oct. 13, 2025.

Note: documents provided also include intermediate committee actions and amendment numbers (e.g., Assembly Amendment No. 11; Senate Amendment No. 691).

Implementation: proclamations to be issued annually by the Governor going forward; act effective upon passage and approval.

Notes / clarification

The supplied document bundle also contains material labeled “AB 82” from another jurisdiction (California) addressing unrelated health‑care privacy and reporting matters. That separate AB 82 (Ward) is not related to Nevada’s AB 82 (BDR 19‑60) creating the days-of-observance proclamations.