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Lawmakers flag possible business and interstate coordination problems with time change
Summary
Committee members raised concerns that unilateral state action on clock policy could complicate business schedules and cross‑border commerce; members asked for analysis of impacts on major trading partners and bordering states.
Several committee members warned that adopting a different time rule could hamper businesses that coordinate with partners and markets in other states and time zones. Representative Debra Silcox said she worried about effects on commerce and on alignment with financial centers.
"My concern would be about businesses ... particularly a relationship with New York and Washington DC," Silcox said, urging the committee to consider economic fallout and interstate coordination before pressing forward.
Members noted that neighboring states have taken differing approaches and that cross‑border confusion is already visible in some regions. The sponsor and other members said they will solicit input from business groups and circulate visuals showing how sunrise and sunset would shift under each option. No formal economic impact study was presented at the hearing.
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