HB0071 • 2021

Mountain standard time.

AN ACT relating to legal time; requiring the state to observe a time zone as specified; establishing a new uniform state time; repealing provisions; and providing for effective dates.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Bear
Last action: 2021-03-02
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about immediate effectiveness and specific effective dates which were overly broadened from the official text.

Mountain Standard Time Act

This act requires the state of Wyoming and its political subdivisions to observe mountain standard time year-round without observing daylight saving time, repeals certain provisions, and sets an effective date.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that sets mountain standard time as the official time for Wyoming throughout the year.
Removes the requirement for Wyoming to use daylight saving time.
Repeals specific existing laws related to time changes if they become effective before this act's effective date.

Who It Names or Affects

The state of Wyoming and all its political subdivisions.

Terms To Know

Mountain Standard Time: A time zone that is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7).
Daylight Saving Time: The practice of advancing clocks during summer months to make better use of daylight.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass in the session and therefore has no legal effect.
It does not specify what happens if other states or regions change their time zones, which could affect Wyoming's decision.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0071HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Bear

Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill's language to specify a single effective date for the new time zone law instead of multiple dates and adds details about when certain parts of the law will be repealed.

Changes 'repealing provisions' to 'providing for repeal of the section'.
Replaces 'effective dates' with 'an effective date'.
Adds new language that repeals a specific part of the bill when another related law becomes effective.
Updates the overall effective date of the act to November 7, 2021.

The amendment's text does not explain how or why these changes affect the bill's content beyond altering its language and timing details.

Bill History

2021-03-02 House
H COW:Failed 24-31-5-0-0
2021-03-01 House
H Placed on General File
2021-03-01 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
2021-02-04 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2021-01-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-01-19 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0386
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0386
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0071

Mountain standard time.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bear, Burt, Fortner, Neiman and Ottman and Senator(s) McKeown

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to legal time; requiring the state to observe a time zone as specified; establishing a new uniform state time; repealing provisions; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 8
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116 is created to read:

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116.

Mountain standard time.

(a)

The year round observed time of the state of Wyoming and all of the state's political subdivisions is
mountain standard time. Wyoming exempts all areas of the state from mountain daylight 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 fourth time zone in 15 U.S.C. § 261.

Section 2.

2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134 is repealed.

Section 3.

To the extent that W.S. 8
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4
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115 becomes effective before the effective date of this act, W.S. 8
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115 is repealed.
Section 4.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective
November 7, 2021
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(b)

Sections 2 through 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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