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GA HR1466
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Betty Price
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AI Summary
- Creates a House Study Committee to evaluate whether Georgia should continue observing Daylight Saving Time or abolish the twice-yearly clock change, and if abolished, whether to remain permanently on Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) or Daylight Saving Time (UTC-4)
- Committee composed of 10 members: 5 House members appointed by the Speaker and 5 additional members representing agriculture, energy, economic development and tourism, education, and transportation
- Cites health and safety concerns associated with clock changes, including increased heart attacks, ischemic strokes, and industrial and automobile accidents, as well as disruptions to sleep patterns and circadian rhythms
- Notes that Georgia currently spends 8 months in Daylight Saving Time and 4 months in Eastern Standard Time, and that a 2014 Rasmussen poll showed support for DST declining from 45% to 33% in two years
- Committee required to file findings and any proposed legislation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives before its abolishment date of December 1, 2018
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Evaluating and Recommending on Continuing or Abolishing Daylight Saving Time; create
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/14/2018
Full Bill Text
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