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IN HCR0020
Concurrent Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
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Urges the Legislative Council to assign an appropriate study committee to examine which time zone Indiana's state capital and majority of citizens should observe
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Notes that Senate Bill 127-2005 passed with an understanding that hearings would be held regarding the Central and Eastern time zone boundary in Indiana, but such hearings were never conducted
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Identifies that Indiana is currently split between two time zones, with most of the state's 92 counties in the Eastern Time Zone, while 12 counties in the Central Time Zone contain approximately 20% of Indiana's population
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Cites commerce, education achievement, and student safety as issues related to time zone placement decisions
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Requests study of whether placing the state capital in the Central Time Zone would be appropriate, which would result in five Eastern Time Zone counties representing about 5% of the state's population
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topic of which time zone our state capital and, therefore, the majority of our citizens should observe.