SB 733 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Tamil Pongal State Holiday.

SB 733 designates January 14th of each year as "Tamil Pongal Day" in North Carolina. The bill amends state statutes to formally recognize this date as a cultural observance, specifically honoring the Tamil Pongal festival. It directly affects state recognition of this holiday but does not create new state programs, alter existing laws, or impact public holidays for government operations. The provision is purely ceremonial, adding the designation to North Carolina's official holiday calendar without requiring state action or funding. This procedural bill has been referred to the Senate Rules committee after its first reading.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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The bill text was updated to reflect its official status after being filed and referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee. The changes involve replacing the internal tracking number with the official bill number and updating the filing date to the date of referral.

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The internal tracking identifier was replaced with the official bill number (S733-v-1) to align with standard legislative formatting.

The referral date to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee was added to the header.

The internal tracking number was removed from the document header.

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Mar 26, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 25, 2025

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