Bill Text: CT HB05529 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Adopting Atlantic Standard Time For This State.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-15 - Public Hearing 03/19 [HB05529 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05529-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5529 | ||
February Session, 2018 |
LCO No. 2334 | ||
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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Introduced by: |
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(GAE) |
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AN ACT ADOPTING ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME FOR THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 1-6 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
[The] (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the standard of time for the seventy-fifth meridian west of Greenwich shall be the standard of time for this state, except that the standard of time of this state shall be one hour in advance of such established time from two o'clock ante meridian on the second Sunday in March until two o'clock ante meridian on the first Sunday in November.
(b) Upon the enactment of legislation in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island adopting Atlantic standard time, the Governor of this state shall forthwith apply to the United States Secretary of Transportation to change the standard of time for this state to Atlantic standard time. If such application is approved by the secretary, the standard of time for this state shall be Atlantic standard time.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2018 |
1-6 |
Statement of Purpose:
To require the state to adopt Atlantic standard time upon the enactment of legislation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island adopting said time and federal approval of such change.
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