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IN HCR0011

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Peggy Welch

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Petitions the United States Department of Transportation to hold public hearings on relocating the entire state of Indiana to the Central Time Zone under the Uniform Time Act of 1966

  • Indiana is currently split between the Central Time Zone and Eastern Time Zone, which the resolution seeks to unify

  • Establishes Central Time Zone as the proposed "default" time zone placement for Indiana to normalize daylight and darkness hours for most residents

  • Preserves the ability of individual Indiana counties to separately petition for placement in the Eastern Time Zone under federal procedures

  • Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to send a certified copy of the resolution to the Secretary of Transportation as an official petition from the 117th Indiana General Assembly

Legislative Description

Petitioning US DOT to hold hearing to place all of Indiana in Central Time Zone.

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Public Policy

1/11/2011

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