BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 385 (Chu) - Daylight Saving Time
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|Version: May 9, 2016 |Policy Vote: E.Q. 7 - 0, E.Q. 2 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: June 27, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: SB 385 places a question before the voters regarding
whether to maintain Daylight Saving Time (DST) or to switch to
year round standard time.
Fiscal
Impact: One-time costs between $414,000 and $552,000 to the
Secretary of State for printing and mailing costs to place the
measure on the ballot in the next statewide election. (General
Fund).
Background:
The Daylight Saving Time Act. California voters passed
Proposition 12 in 1949, which approved DST in the state and
designated the United States Standard Pacific Time as the
standard time within the state.
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The Uniform Time Act of 1966. The Uniform Time Act of 1966
established a standardized system of operating DST throughout
the U.S. and its territories. While most states opted for a
coordinated DST, states and territories that enacted laws to
maintain standard time were exempt from the act. Statute has
never allowed states the option to remain on DST year round.
Estimates of DST effects. A 2008 National Bureau of Economic
Research study provided the first empirical estimates on how DST
effects electricity consumption. The study found that DST
increases residential electricity demand by approximately one
percent, and up to four percent in the fall.
Proposed Law:
This bill places a question before the voters regarding whether
to keep DST as it currently exists or to switch to year round
standard time.
Related
Legislation:
AB 2496 (Chu, 2016) declares legislative intent to establish
United States Standard Pacific Time as the standard time within
the state during the entire year. The bill is pending referral
at the Assembly Desk.
AJR 28 (Obernolte, 2016) memorializes the Congress and the
President to enact legislation that would allow a state to adopt
DST year round. The bill is on the Senate Floor.
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