assembly Bill A11190

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the task force on daylight saving time

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Jun 14, 2018 referred to governmental operations

A11190 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1690
2021-2022: A3837
2023-2024: A2626

A11190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the task force on daylight saving time to study the effects of New York state opting out of daylight saving time.

A11190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  11190

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Vanel) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to establish a task force to study the effects of New York  state
  opting out of daylight saving time

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. a. A task force, to be known as the task force on  daylight
saving  time,  is  hereby  established  to study the effects of New York
state opting out of daylight saving  time.  Such  task  force  shall  be
comprised of appropriate state agency personnel and experts in the field
of daylight saving time.
  b. The task force shall be comprised of:
  (i) two members appointed by the governor;
  (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
  (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
  (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
  (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
  c. The task force shall:
  (i)  examine  and  evaluate the potential health risks associated with
daylight saving time, such as heart attack;
  (ii) identify the potential effects  of  daylight  saving  on  morning
activities;
  (iii)  establish  whether  the  act of changing clocks twice a year is
economically and/or socially disruptive;
  (iv) identify the potential effects of daylight saving time on traffic
and crime;
  (v) establish whether daylight saving time currently provides a  bene-
fit to this state;
  (vi) examine the history of daylight saving time;
  (vii) examine any relevant studies on daylight saving time;
  (ix) evaluate the positions and potential legislation from neighboring
states and the federal government on daylight saving time;
  (x) identify regulations that are affected by daylight saving time and
that would be affected by the elimination of daylight saving time; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets