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IN HR0038

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Thompson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Legislative Council to assign a study committee to determine which time zone Indiana's state capital should observe
  • Notes Indiana is currently split between Central and Eastern Time Zones, with 12 counties in Central Time Zone representing approximately 20% of the state's population
  • Identifies commerce, education achievement, and student safety as key issues related to time zone placement
  • Moving the capital to Central Time Zone would leave less than 5% of the state's population in Eastern Time Zone
  • Seeks to resolve the ongoing controversy over time zone observance across Indiana's 92 counties

Legislative Description

Study committee on which time zone Indianapolis should observe.

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

3/7/2013

Committee Referrals

Roads and Transportation3/7/2013

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