[tz] Maryland permanent DST?

[Arthur David Olson]

Video of yesterday's Maryland Senate committee hearing on a permanent
Daylight Saving Time bill (among other matters) is available at...

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Committees/Media/false?cmte=ehe&clip=EHE_3_5_2020_meeting_1&ys=2020rs
...with the relevant section starting at 1:36:01 and ending about 1:50:22.

Grating references by the bill author to "Daylight Savings Time," testimony
both for and again the bill, and a display by the presiding officer of a
sheaf of written testimony.
Hearing participants include a "subject matter expert." The presiding
officer mentions how a shift might have unintended consequences on events
such as Groundhog Day.

We'll see what happens.

    @dashdashado

On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 5:15 PM Arthur David Olson <
arthurdavidolson at gmail.com> wrote:

> For those interested, the text of the Maryland Senate bill is available
> at...
>     http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0517F.pdf
> ...and, since it has been cross-filed in the Maryland house, at...
>     http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb1610F.pdf
>
> Bill status is available at...
>     http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0517
> ...and...
>     http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1610
>
> (Alas, "https" URLs do not seem to work.)
>
> Tomorrow's action is a committee hearing; there's a long road to any
> change.
>
>         @dashdashado
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 12:27 PM Arthur David Olson <
> arthurdavidolson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Maryland could spring forward permanently with Daylight Saving Time
>> bill."
>>
>>
>> https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/03/maryland-could-spring-forward-permanently-with-daylight-saving-time-bill/
>>
>> State Senate action is set for tomorrow; stay tuned.
>>
>>     @dashdashado
>>
>>
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