CA AJR28

Memorializes Congress and the President to enact legislation allowing states to adopt daylight saving time year round

Cites 2004 Rutgers study projecting year-round daylight saving time would reduce pedestrian fatalities by 171 (13 percent) and motor vehicle fatalities by 195 (3 percent) annually

References 2015 study estimating 7 percent decrease in robberies following shift to daylight saving time

Notes federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 prohibits year-round daylight saving time but allows states to observe standard time year round

Identifies California's temperate climate as conducive to greater energy savings through year-round daylight saving time compared to colder states