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runlevel1 on March 15, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savin...

Federal law currently allows states to opt out of DST and use permanent Standard Time. It doesn't permit states to use permanent DST.

This is a byproduct of the Uniform Time Act.[^1]

CA's Prop 7 was contingent on federal authorization. CO, WA, OR, and many other states are all waiting on that too.[^2]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Time_Act [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_time_observation_in_...

EDIT: Fixed 2nd link.

hbarka on March 15, 2022 [–]

Whether it’s PST or PDT, let’s pick one please and get it done. When do you see it taking effect?

runlevel1 on March 15, 2022 | [–]

The House still needs to pass it and President needs to sign it, but based on another comment it sounds like they're targeting November 2023. That would mean the last clock change would be March 2023.

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