[tz] Oregon to reconsider DST

Paul Eggert eggert at cs.ucla.edu
Tue Feb 3 02:30:35 UTC 2015


Matt Johnson wrote:
> If passed, Oregon SB99 would repeal DST - effective 2021.

January is fertile ground for proposed daylight-saving legislation.  In addition 
to Oregon, we have:

Schwartz H. New Mexico to consider dumping daylight saving time change. 
Washington Post 2015-01-29. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/01/29/new-mexico-to-consider-dumping-daylight-saving-time-change/

Dunsmoor B. South Dakota legislation: daylight saving time all the time. 
KELOLAND 2015-01-28. 
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/sd-legislation-daylight-saving-time-all-the-time/?id=175256

Folsom G. Lawmaker proposes permanent Daylight Saving Time in Washington. Yakima 
Herald 2015-01-23. 
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/2850424-8/legislator-wants-washington-on-permanent-daylight-saving-time

Winslow B. New bills would drop Utah from back and forth of Daylight Saving 
Time. Fox 13 Salt Lake City 2015-01-31. 
http://fox13now.com/2015/01/30/new-bill-would-drop-utah-from-daylight-saving-time/

Hollyfield A. Sen. Darren Soto wants to keep Florida on daylight-saving time all 
year. Tampa Bay Times 2013-01-08. 
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/sen-darren-soto-wants-keep-florida-daylight-saving-time-all-year

Ending daylight saving time, PFD protection among bills pre-filed by Alaska 
legislators. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 2015-01-09. 
http://www.newsminer.com/news/politics/ending-daylight-saving-time-pfd-protection-among-bills-pre-filed/article_13947bfc-983e-11e4-9b62-8bcab981d878.html

Williams P. Queensland election 2015: Greens propose daylight saving trial and 
referendum. ABC (Australia) 2015-01-28. 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-28/queensland-election-greens-two-year-daylight-saving-trial/6051926


In a couple of cases, this years' proposals have already died:

Rawls P. Senator shelves plan for permanent daylight saving time. Montgomery 
(Alabama) Advertiser, 2015-01-26. 
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2015/01/26/senator-shelves-plan-for-permanent-daylight-saving-time/22368185/

Van Vetzer R. Arizona lawmaker withdraws daylight-saving time bill. Arizona 
Republic 2015-01-12. 
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/11/arizona-daylight-saving-time-bill-withdrawn-brk/21596819/



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