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Legislative Summary — Thursday, January 29, 2015
Here’s a consolidated look at the current status of all state legislation relating to Daylight Saving Time in the 2015 legislative sessions. See our web site at http://TimeZoneReport.com for up-to-date full details on each state’s legislation and status. Note About Year-Round DST Some states are considering Year-Round DST as an option. Unfortunately, US Code only […]
Daily Update – Friday January 22, 2015
New Legislation Florida has now entered into the Year-Round Daylight Saving Time debacle. Apparently state legislators don’t have anyone nearby to warn them that Congress didn’t allow for that option in 15 USC Subchapter IX “Standard Time”. There, Congress basically tells us: “if you do DST, you have to do it THIS way; the only […]
Time For Congress to Create “Forward Time”?
No state can currently enact legislation to go to Year-Round DST, because 15 USC Subsection IX “Standard Time” doesn’t permit it. Congressional Research Service report (number 98-99C from February of 1998, available online here) titled “Daylight Saving Time” says: Although it may exempt itself, if a state decides to observe DST, the dates of observance […]
Alabama Won’t Pursue Year-Round DST Legislation
Ray Harwood at Time Zone Report has received an Email from Alabama Senator Rusty Glover’s office indicating that the Alabama legislature will not be considering Year-Round DST. The Email reads: Thank you for your support and information concerning time zones and Daylight Saving Time. Our office has been informed by our Governor’s office that we […]
Summary for Thursday, January 22, 2015
There was new legislation from Alaska and Washington in the last 24 hours. See more info on Alaska’s HB 64 and Washington’s HB 1479. In spite of Washington’s HJM 4001 which asks the US President and Congress to change US Code to permit Year-Round DST, their HB 1479 would have the state go to Pacific […]
State Bill Sponsors Contacted
I’ve spent some time the last couple of days contacting all of the sponsoring legislators of bills relating to Daylight Saving Time and time zones in the US. This included: Alaska Senators Anna MacKinnon and Bill Wielechowski, sponsors of SB 6 and SB 11, respectively. Mississippi Senator Russell Jolly, sponsor of SB 2180. Oregon Senator Kim Thatcher, […]
