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IN SB0542
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Eric Bassler
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AI Summary
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Governor must petition the U.S. Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to move all of Indiana to the Central Time Zone
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Petition must request the time zone change take effect on the date daylight saving time begins in Indiana in 2021
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Provision expires January 1, 2024
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Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage
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Amends Indiana Code IC 1-1-8.1-4
Legislative Description
Petition for changing time zones. Requires the governor to petition the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to locate all of Indiana in the Central Time Zone. Requires the governor's petition to request that the change of Indiana's time zone becomes effective on the date that daylight saving time begins in Indiana in 2021.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
1/14/2019