Bill Text: WV SR39 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging US Congress allow states to move to permanent daylight saving time

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-13 - To Government Organization [SR39 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2019-SR39-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION 39

(By Senators Cline, Romano, and Stollings)

[Introduced February 12, 2019]

 

Urging the United States Congress to amend its law concerning daylight saving time and allow states to move to permanent daylight saving time.

Whereas, Daylight saving time was first implemented in Europe on April 30, 1916, during World War I; and

Whereas, Daylight saving time was first implemented in the United States by President Roosevelt in 1918 to follow the European model and conserve fuel, electricity, and other resources necessary for World War I, and again during World War II; and

Whereas, Both daylight saving acts imposed during war time were repealed or permitted to sunset after war efforts ceased and permit states to impose their own standard time; and

Whereas, In 1966, Congress imposed daylight saving time to supersede local or state times and make daylight saving time permanent for the entire nation; and

Whereas, Individual states should be permitted to return to setting their own standard time; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Congress of the United States is hereby urged to amend its law concerning daylight saving time and allow states to move to permanent daylight saving time.

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward copies of this resolution to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representative, and the members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation so that they may be apprised of the sense of the West Virginia Senate in this matter.