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Senate committee tables bid to stop clock changes; debate centers on families, agriculture and local impacts
Summary
The Utah Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted 7–1 to table House Bill 120, which would shift Utah to permanent standard time until federal law allows a move to permanent daylight time. The bill prompted hours of testimony from parents, health experts and industry groups about sleep, public safety and economic trade-offs.
Representative Eliason presented House Bill 120, the Time Change Amendments, saying the measure would end biannual clock changes by placing Utah on permanent standard time until federal law allows permanent daylight time.
"This bill is the only tool we have that we can actually stop the clocks from moving backward and forward each year," Eliason said during his presentation.
Nut graf: The committee heard sustained public comment both for and against the bill—ranging from families with autistic children and sleep experts who urged a stop to clock changes, to industry groups and local governments that warned of costs and practical disruptions if Utah adopts permanent standard time. After extended debate the committee voted to table the bill, pausing further action.
Supporters described health and safety harms from the twice-yearly shifts.…
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