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Committee hears health experts and broadcasters on ending clock changes
Summary
Lawmakers heard HB 11 49 from Rep. Timothy Horrigan proposing year‑round standard time (conditional on neighboring states or federal action). Broadcasters warned of commerce disruption from piecemeal change; sleep medicine experts cited health harms from clock changes and supported permanent standard time.
Representative Timothy Horrigan, prime sponsor of HB 11 49, told the committee the bill would eliminate the annual switch between standard and daylight time and adopt year‑round standard time, but only if contiguous states join or the federal government acts. "This changeover is unnecessary and confusing," Horrigan said, arguing the shift worsens health outcomes and safety risks.
Industry witnesses raised practical concerns. Scott Spradling of the New Hampshire Association of…
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