AN ACT relating to legal time; requiring the state to observe a time zone as specified; establishing a new uniform state time; specifying contingencies; and providing for an effective date.
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Representative Laursen
Last action
2020-03-26
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
11/1/2020
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary and official text do not specify that the governor needs to inform the Management Council of the legislature about the date this bill takes effect, although it is implied in the enacted version.
Mountain Daylight Time Preservation Act
This law sets Wyoming's time to Mountain Daylight Time year-round, contingent on federal legislation and similar laws from at least four western states.
What This Bill Does
Sets the legal time in Wyoming to be Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) throughout the whole year.
Exempts Wyoming from observing Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Requires that this law takes effect on the first Sunday of November after federal legislation allows states to observe daylight saving time all year and at least four western states pass similar laws.
Who It Names or Affects
People living in Wyoming
Government agencies in Wyoming
Terms To Know
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
The time zone used by Wyoming when it is one hour ahead of Mountain Standard Time.
Mountain Standard Time (MST)
The standard time for the mountain region, which is one hour behind MDT.
Limits and Unknowns
This law will not take effect until federal legislation allows states to observe daylight saving time all year.
At least four western states must also pass similar laws before this act can start in Wyoming.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes HB0044 to require Wyoming to observe Mountain Daylight Time year-round instead of transferring time zones.
Removes the original language about applying for a transfer of time zones and replaces it with requirements for observing Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) year-round.
Adds new sections defining MDT and mountain standard time, specifying that Wyoming will observe MDT all year long.
Specifies an effective date contingent on federal legislation allowing states to observe daylight saving time year-round and at least four western states passing similar laws.
The exact impact of the amendment depends on future actions by Congress and other western states.
Bill History
2020-03-26LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 134
2020-03-24Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0087
2020-03-12Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0087
2020-03-12House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0087
2020-03-12LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0087
2020-03-12House
H Concur:Passed 45-13-2-0-0
2020-03-11House
H Received for Concurrence
2020-03-11Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-11-2-0-0
2020-03-10Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-09Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-03-04Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-03-04Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2020-03-03Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2020-02-27Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-26House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-27-1-0-0
2020-02-25House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-24House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-17House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-17House
H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2020-02-11House
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 43-15-2-0-0
2020-02-07House
H Received for Introduction
2020-01-13LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 20LSO-0312
Bill No.:
HB0044
Effective:
Multiple Dates
LSO No.:
20LSO-0312
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0087
Chapter No.:
134
Prime Sponsor:
Laursen
Catch Title:
Mountain daylight time preservation.
Subject:
Wyoming daylight saving time made
year round
.
Summary/Major Elements:
The bill would place Wyoming on Mountain daylight time
year round
.
Comments:
The bill will not take effect until the first Sunday of November following:
Legislation enacted by Congress amending 15 U.S.C. § 260a to allow states to observe daylight saving time
year round
.
Four (4) western states, including Wyoming, having passed legislation to adopt
year round daylight saving
time.
The Governor shall inform the Management Council of the legislature of the date this bill takes effect.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Current Bill Text
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20LSO-0312
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0044
ENROLLED ACT NO. 87,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to legal time; requiring the state to observe a time zone as specified; establishing a new uniform state time; specifying contingencies; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 8
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115 is created to read:
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Mountain daylight time.
(a)
The year
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round observed time of the entire state of Wyoming and all of the state's political subdivisions is mountain daylight time. Wyoming exempts all areas of the state from mountain standard time.
(b)
As used in this section:
(i)
"Mountain daylight time" means the period during a year when mountain standard time is advanced one (1) hour in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 260a;
(ii)
"Mountain standard time" means the observed time assigned to the mountain time zone in 15 U.S.C. § 261.
Section 2.
(a)
This act is effective on the first Sunday of November following the day on which both of the following have occurred:
(i)
Legislation enacted by the United States congress goes into effect to amend 15 U.S.C. § 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year
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round; and
(ii)
Not fewer than four (4) western states, including Wyoming, pass legislation to place all or a portion of those states on year
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round daylight time, regardless of the time zone.
(b)
The governor shall inform the management council of the legislature in writing of the date this bill takes effect in accordance with this section.
(c)
As used in this section, "western states" means the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk
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