Permanent standard time.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the state legislature can still make changes under different circumstances, even if this bill passes.

Permanent Standard Time in California

This legislation removes daylight saving time in California, requiring year-round standard time.

What This Bill Does

• Removes the requirement for daylight saving time in California.
• Requires all parts of California to use standard time all year long.
• Exempts California from federal laws that require changing clocks for daylight saving time.

Who It Names or Affects

• People living in California
• Local governments and agencies within California

Terms To Know

Daylight Saving Time

The practice of setting clocks forward by one hour during the summer months to make better use of daylight.

Standard Time

The regular time used before and after Daylight Saving Time, without adjusting the clock.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is unclear how this change will affect California's relationship with other states that still observe daylight saving time.
• This bill does not specify what happens if federal laws about time changes are updated in the future.

Official Summary Text

SB 51, as amended, Niello.
Permanent standard time.
Existing state law, Proposition 7, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, sets the standard time for California and sets daylight saving time to begin each March and end each November, as specified. Proposition 7 authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a
2
/
3
vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a
2
/
3
vote to provide for the application of year-round daylight saving time when authorized by federal law.
This bill would repeal daylight saving time in the
state and the provisions regarding the Legislature’s authority to amend the above-described provisions by a
2
/
3
vote. The bill would instead require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to observe year-round standard time. The bill would exempt the state and all political subdivisions of the state from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Current Bill Text

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