Utah
may study daylight saving time
By
Dennis Romboy , Deseret News
Published:
Wednesday, March 5 2014 4:33 p.m. MST
SALT
LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are talking about daylight saving time again but not
with an eye toward getting rid of the twice-yearly time switch.
"This
is not a bill to change daylight savings time. This is a bill to talk about the
issues surrounding daylight savings time," said bill sponsor Rep. Ronda
Menlove, R-Garland.
HB197
calls for the Governor's Office of Economic Development to hold a meeting with
those interested and report on the outcome to legislative interim committees
for possible study.
The
Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee endorsed the
bill Wednesday and moved it to the Senate floor. It passed the House last week.
"I
think this is a good way to get into the issue," said Senate Majority
Leader Ralph Okerlund, R-Monroe.
Menlove
said she's running the bill because older residents and young mothers have told
her they have difficulty with the time change.
Lawmakers
on the committee wondered what could result from the GOED report.
"The
most important outcome is to let the people feel like they're heard,"
Menlove said.
On
Sunday, clocks will be moved ahead one hour for daylight saving time. The
federal government established daylight saving time, and only Arizona and one
county in Indiana opted out.
Sen.
Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, said some of his constituents, particularly farmers
and ranchers, sportsmen and car dealers, like the extra evening light and want
to keep daylight saving time year around.
The
Utah Farm Bureau studied the issue two years ago when it came up in the
Legislature but could not agree on a position.
Okerlund
said one of the biggest arguments in his family over the years has been about
daylight saving time.
"It's
really hard to come to any consensus on that," he said.
Sen.
Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, replied, "In the long history of Dabakis
family, this has never, ever come up as an issue. That may be the difference
between country folk and city folk. Let's study it. It sounds fun."
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Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
Environment Committee
3/5/2014 8:00:00 AM - 415 State Capitol
Minutes
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
HB0197 - Daylight Saving Time Study
|
Yeas - 4
Dabakis,
J.
Knudson,
P.
Okerlund,
R.
Vickers,
E.
|
Nays - 2
Hinkins,
D.
Jenkins,
S.
|
Absent - 1
Christensen,
A.
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