Bill Text: MI HB4986 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: State; other; establishment of eastern standard time as the time zone for the state and elimination of daylight savings time; provide for. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-10-15 - Printed Bill Filed 10/15/2015 [HB4986 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4986-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4986

October 14, 2015, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to provide for the official time followed in this

 

state; and to provide for the elimination of daylight savings time

 

in this state.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. The governor shall petition the United States

 

Department of Transportation to include this entire state within

 

the eastern standard time zone as provided for in the uniform time

 

act of 1966, 15 USC 260 to 267.

 

     Sec. 2. As authorized in 15 USC 260a, this entire state,

 

including all political subdivisions of this state, is exempt from

 

and shall not follow daylight savings time or the advancement of

 

time as it is otherwise referred to.

 

     Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the

 

date it is enacted into law.