US EditionTexas Senate Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent, Pending Federal Action
- On Thursday, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 1393, which would establish permanent daylight saving time throughout the state; the bill is now awaiting Governor Abbott's signature.
- Lawmakers passed the bill to end biannual clock changes, but it cannot take effect without congressional approval due to federal law constraints.
- The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Paul Bettencourt and brought forward by Representative Will Metcalf, designates the new time standard as "Texas Time."
- The Senate approved the bill with a 27 to 4 vote, and Senator Bettencourt described it as legislation that depends on a future update or approval from the federal government to take full effect.
- If signed and federally approved, Texas would join 18 states with similar laws, reflecting widespread public support to end clock shifts despite some health concerns favoring standard time.
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Legislature approves permanent 'Texas Time'
Texas lawmakers want to stop changing the clocks. Texas senators approved House Bill 1393 on Thursday, which adopts permanent daylight savings time, doing away with the current practice of changing the clocks by an hour every spring and autumn.
Austin– Texas legislators want to stop changing clocks. Texas Senators passed House Bill 1393 on Thursday, which adopts the Permanent Summer Schedule, eliminating the current practice of changing clocks for one hour each spring and fall. Introduced by state representative Will Metcalf, a Republican from Conroe who submitted a similar bill during the last legislative session, the bill would eliminate bi-annual clock changes for both parts of the …
Denton Record-Chronicle
Texas Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, pending federal action
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would move the state to permanent daylight saving time, ending the long-standing tradition of “springing forward” and “falling back” each year.
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