Florida’s SB 432, which proposes to put Florida on Year-Round Daylight Saving Time, was introduced to the Senate today. “Introduction” in Florida legislation terms is the equivalent of the initial reading in other states. The bill was filed in late January, and Time Zone Report attempted to contact the bill’s sponsor, Senator Darren Soto, to […]
Category: States
Idaho Bill is Year-Round DST Proposal!
According to the “Statement of Purpose” attached to House Bill 198, this bill (I added some highlighting for emphasis): The purpose of this legislation is to exempt Idaho from daylight savings time changes. This legislation will go into effect on July 1, 2015. Consequently, Idaho would not change, or “fall back” in the fall and […]
Idaho Proposal to Stop DST – On July 1?
So there is indeed a piece of legislation working its way through the Idaho House of Representatives to stop Daylight Saving Time in the state. Here at Time Zone Report, we’re generally in favor of any bill that removes DST. But this bill proposes to stop DST on July 1, 2015. What?? In the middle […]
Does Idaho Have a 2015 Bill to Stop DST?
One Idaho web site and TV video from February 25, 2015 reports that a bill proposing to drop Daylight Saving Time in the state was advanced in the House Ways and Means Committee “on Wednesday”. Time Zone Report has been unable to locate such a bill on the Idaho legislature’s web site for this year, though […]
Spoke Too Soon: A Second Bill from Oregon!
So my mid-day web search uncovered Senate Bill 690 read in the Oregon Senate today, sponsored by Sen. Brian Boquist, which would eliminate Daylight Saving Time in the state. I’ve written to Senator Boquist regarding the absence of any specified effective or start date for the revised statute, recommending January 1, 2016 at the earliest.
Iowa Files Pair of Administrative Changes
This week, two bills were filed — one from the House, one from the Senate — that make small, non-substantive changes to the Iowa Daylight Saving Time law. Small things, like changing “2:00” to “two o’clock”. Hardly worth noticing… Unless you read the full paragraph where the changes are being made. These paragraphs still state […]
Nevada Gambles On Congress
Today, the Nevada legislature filed an Assembly Joint Resolution AJR 4 asking Congress to permit Year-Round Daylight Saving Time. We’ll add more when we know more!
Illinois Year-Round DST Legislation Emerges
Illinois Representative Bill Mitchell introduced HB 1562 into the state’s House of Representatives yesterday February 9, which: Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Update — Friday February 6, 2015
First of all, a brief apology for not keeping up-to-date daily. Apparently it’s our turn to suffer colds this week, but we’re on the mend… so here’s the latest, from most recent and going back to the previous Legislative Update last week on Thursday.
Comments to Utah Legislature on SCR 1
Jack Duffy has been following Time Zone Report for a bit, and we’ve exchanged Email a time or two and spoken by phone. He’s currently in Utah, and has been following the legislation there with keen interest.
