By: Bhojani	H.B. No. 1882

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as
	optional holidays.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 662.003(c), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(c)  An "optional holiday" includes only the days on which
	Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, All Saints Day, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, Eid
	al-Fitr, Passover, Vaisakhi, Vesak, or Good Friday falls.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.