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House rejects bill to abolish Daylight Saving Time after hours of debate
Utah House of Representatives · February 24, 1997
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Summary
After extended floor debate on safety, scheduling, and federal preemption, the House voted down HB252 (eliminate Daylight Saving Time) 23–47, rejecting the sponsor's proposal to opt Utah out of DST.
The Utah House on Feb. 24 rejected House Bill 252, the sponsor’s proposal to eliminate Daylight Saving Time statewide.
Sponsor Representative Nelson framed HB252 as a citizens’ safety and quality-of-life measure, citing instances of children struck while going to school in the dark and summarizing research linking clock changes to accident spikes. “Daylight…
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