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Colorado joins list of states waiting to make daylight saving time year-round
Colorado has joined 18 other states in agreeing to make daylight saving time year-round if the federal government expressly allows states to do so. Gov. Jared Polis signed the measure, House Bill 1297, into law on Thursday. In addition to requiring a federal law change, the bill mandates that four other states in the Mountain…
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Panel kills permanent standard time bill in favor of permanent daylight saving time
The legislative battle between standard time and daylight saving time ended Tuesday when a Senate panel killed a bill to implement permanent standard time in favor of a measure pursuing daylight saving time. Sen. Jeff Bridges, who sponsored both of the competing bills, requested that Senate Bill 135 – which sought to make Mountain Standard Time…
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Second bill to end daylight saving time introduced in Colorado legislature
Two bills are on the legislative agenda this year that hope to end daylight saving time in Colorado. Introduced Friday, House Bill 1297 seeks to make daylight saving time year-round if federal law is changed to allow states to do so. Senate Bill 135, which is also up for consideration, aims to create a statewide ballot measure to…
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‘Stop changing the dang clocks’: Bill to end daylight saving time in Colorado delayed
After decades of failed legislative attempts, a bill that aims to end daylight saving time in Colorado was delayed by a state Senate committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 135 proposes putting a statewide measure on the November ballot to exempt Colorado from recognizing daylight saving time, leaving the state in Mountain Standard Time year-round. The bill is…