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An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval

An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Richard Bennett
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval

An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval Sponsor: Senator Richard Bennett Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0082(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0082(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 3 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-03-03 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-03 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bennett
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0082(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 12 - L.D. 3
An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal
Approval
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §151, as repealed and replaced by PL 2019, c. 268, §1, is amended
to read:
§151. Standard time
1. Standard time. The standard time for the State is the time as determined by 15
United States Code, Sections 260 to 267 except that the standard time year-round for the
State is the time commonly known as eastern daylight time or eastern daylight saving time,
referred to in this section as "eastern daylight time," if: federal law or regulation permits
the year-round observation of daylight time.
A. Federal law permits the year-round observation of eastern daylight time; and
B. All the states in the eastern time zone and the District of Columbia observe eastern
daylight time year-round.
2. Secretary of State to monitor and provide public notice. The Secretary of State
shall monitor whether the conditions condition under subsection 1, paragraphs A and B
have has been met and provide public notice when each has been met. When both
conditions the condition under subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have has been met, the
Secretary of State shall issue a public notice announcing the effective date of year-round
eastern daylight time as established in subsection 3.
3. Effective date. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective immediately upon the
fulfillment of both conditions the condition in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B if the State
is observing eastern daylight time on the date both conditions are the condition is met.
Year-round eastern daylight time is effective on the next start date of eastern daylight time
after both conditions the condition in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have has been met
if the State is not observing eastern daylight time on the date both of the conditions are
condition is met.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
191
PUBLIC LAW