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Hindu torans as door hangings now legal in Nevada
The bill supersedes Homeowners Associations' restrictions or residential restrictions prohibiting door displays.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Fri, 13, Jun 2025
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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed a bill protecting the right to religious door displays like the Hindu toran and Jewish mezuzah, on June 12.
The bill was a joint initiative by the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), two of the nation’s largest Hindu American and Jewish American advocacy organizations.
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The bill was introduced by Senators Julie Pazina, Dina Neal, Edgar Flores, Melanie Scheible, and Lisa Krasner, and Assemblymembers Erica P. Roth and Duy Nguyen.
The bill permits religious displays upon dwellings that are no larger than 12” x 36”.
The bill also requires maintenance workers to store religious displays in a way that preserves its sanctity.
HAF Managing Director, Samir Kalra, lauded the historic passage, stating, “This bill is a significant win for Nevada Hindus because it ensures residents’ right not only to observe their Hindu faith unencumbered, but also to bless their homes and everyone who enters them with the display of a toran, as their faith calls them to.”
ADL Desert Regional Director, Jolie Brislin, highlighted the need for the bill and said: “Nevada Senate Bill 201 will protect all faith communities. Ensuring that individuals can display religious items on their doorways without undue restrictions allows them to freely express their faith in their homes. We are grateful for the bipartisan support in the Legislature and to our partners at the Hindu American Foundation for championing this bill.”
The law will come into force on October 1, 2025.
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