AB 385, as amended, Chu. Daylight Saving Time.
Existing federal law establishes the standard time of the United States for each of 9 zones and advances the standard time of each zone by one hour during the period commencing at 2 a.m. on the 2nd Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November of each year. Existing state law, the Daylight Saving Time Act, which was adopted as an initiative measure by the voters at the November 8, 1949, special election, provides that the standard time within the state is that which is known, described, and designated by federal law as United States Standard Pacific Time. The act also requires, from 1 a.m. on the last Sunday of April, until 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October, the standard time within the state to be one hour in advance of United States Standard Pacific Time.
This bill would repeal the Daylight Saving Timebegin delete Act,end deletebegin insert
Actend insert and would require the standard time within the state to be that of the 5th zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time. The bill would authorize the Legislature to amend its provisions by a majority vote tobegin delete further the purposes of the bill.end deletebegin insert provide for the application of year-round day light savings time, if authorized by federal law.end insert
The California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to amend or repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective when approved by the electors.
This bill would provide that it would become effective only upon approval of the voters. It would also provide for submission of this measure to the voters for approval at the next statewide general election.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 6808 is added to the Government Code,
2to read:
(a) The standard time within the state is that of the fifth
4zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time (15 U.S.C.
5Secs. 261 and 263).
6(b) begin deleteThe end deletebegin insertIf federal law authorizes the state to provide for the
7year-round application of the advancement of standard time
8commonly referred to as day light savings time, end insertLegislature may
9amend this section by a majority vote tobegin delete further the purposes of begin insert
provide for that application.end insert
10the act that added this section.end delete
Section 1 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
Section 2 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
Section 3 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
Section 4 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
Section 5 of the Daylight Saving Time Act is repealed.
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertSections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act amend the
17Daylight Saving Time Act, Proposition 12, an initiative statute
18approved by the voters at the November 8, 1949, special election,
19and shall become effective only whenbegin insert this act isend insert submitted to and
P3 1approved by the voters. The Secretary of State shall submit
2Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act to the voters at a statewide
3election in accordance with Section 9040 of the Elections Code.
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(b) Upon approval of this act by the voters, the Secretary of
5State shall provide express notice to the federal Secretary of
6Transportation that California has, by law, exempted itself from
7provisions providing for the advancement of time, commonly
8referred to as daylight savings time.
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