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Representative Alfieri introduces measure to end semiannual clock changes and keep Idaho on standard time
Summary
Rep. Joe Alfieri introduced RS 32,004 to stop seasonal clock changes and keep Idaho on standard time year‑round, citing health and safety concerns and referencing positions of medical associations. Lawmakers introduced the measure by voice vote.
Representative Joe Alfieri introduced RS 32,004, a proposal to stop the twice‑annual clock change and keep Idaho on standard time year‑round.
Alfieri told the committee there is "a great deal of evidence that the yearly change back and forth is unhealthy," noting that the American Medical Association and other medical associations have opposed semiannual clock changes. He also said it is "unsafe in the morning to send children out in the dark to go to school" and argued the change would avoid those harms.
Alfieri said Idaho cannot unilaterally adopt permanent daylight saving time because that would require congressional action; the state can, however, opt to remain on standard time. "We're not able to adopt daylight time on our own. That has to be a congressional measure," he told the committee.
The committee voted by voice to introduce RS 32,004 after Representative Scott moved to introduce the measure. The transcript records the motion was carried by voice vote; no roll call or further hearing date was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
