Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 59 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Harper, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• subject to congressional authorization, places Utah and all political subdivisions in Utah on year-round mountain daylight time.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
House Sponsor: 
Raymond P. Ward
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill, subject to congressional authorization, places Utah on year-round mountain
daylight time.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ subject to congressional authorization, places Utah and all political subdivisions in
Utah on year-round mountain daylight time.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a contingent effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
63G-1-901
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63G-1-901
 is enacted to read:
 63G-1-901.
Year-round daylight saving time.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Mountain daylight time" means the period during a year when mountain standard
time is advanced one hour in accordance with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a.
(b) "Mountain standard time" means the observed time assigned to the mountain time
zone in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261.
(2) Utah exempts all areas of the state from standard time.
(3) The year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state's political
subdivisions is mountain daylight time.
Section 2. 
Contingent effective date.
(1) As used in this section, "western state" means Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.
(2) This bill takes effect on the first Sunday of November following the day on which
both of the following have occurred:
(a) legislation, enacted by Congress, goes into effect to amend 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a to
authorize states to observe daylight saving time year-round; and
(b) at least four western states, other than Utah, pass legislation to place all or a portion
of those states on year-round daylight time, regardless of the time zone.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall inform the legislative general counsel in writing of
the date this bill takes effect in accordance with this section.