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IN SB0542

IN SB0542
Petition for changing time zones. Requires the governor to petition the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to locate all of Indiana in the Central Time Zone. Requires the governor's petition to request that the change of Indiana's time zone becomes effective on the date that daylight saving time begins in Indiana in 2021.


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Introduced
01/14/2019
In Committee
01/14/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/24/2019

Introduced Session

2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Petition for changing time zones. Requires the governor to petition the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to locate all of Indiana in the Central Time Zone. Requires the governor's petition to request that the change of Indiana's time zone becomes effective on the date that daylight saving time begins in Indiana in 2021.

AI Summary

This bill requires the governor of Indiana to petition the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to locate all of Indiana in the Central Time Zone. The bill specifies that the governor's petition must request that the change in Indiana's time zone become effective on the date that daylight saving time begins in Indiana in 2021. The bill also includes an emergency clause, indicating that it is intended to take effect immediately.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure (on 01/14/2019)

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