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Utah House rejects bill to put nonbinding daylight‑saving question on 2018 ballot
Summary
After a lengthy floor debate about representative duties and constituent input, the House defeated HB 78, a bill to authorize nonbinding opinion questions on ballots (the sponsor proposed a daylight‑saving time question). The measure failed 34–36.
Representative Neil Thurston proposed HB 78 as a vehicle to place a single, statewide nonbinding opinion question on the 2018 general election ballot about whether Utah should remain on standard time year‑round. Thurston said the approach would let “every registered voter in the state of Utah” register their preference precinct by precinct and would cost about $7,400 to add to the ballot.
Thurston framed the measure as responsive to constituent sentiment and public‑health research. He told colleagues that a GoEd online exercise had gathered…
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