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                                   8106
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 30, 2025
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 Introduced  by 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; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon the expiration thereof

   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.   The members of the  task  force  shall  serve
 without  compensation  but  shall  be  entitled to reimbursement for all
 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
   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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (vi) examine the history of daylight saving time;
   (vii) examine any relevant studies on daylight saving time;
   (viii) evaluate the positions and potential legislation from neighbor-
 ing states and the federal government on daylight saving time;
   (ix)  identify  regulations  that are affected by daylight saving time
 and that would be affected by the elimination of daylight  saving  time;
 and
   (x)  make  recommendations  on  whether  this  state should opt out or
 continue to utilize daylight saving time.
   d. Such task force shall submit a report, on or before April 1,  2026,
 to  the  governor  and  the legislature of its findings, conclusions and
 recommendations, and legislative and regulatory proposals deemed  neces-
 sary to implement such recommendations.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
 31, 2027 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
 repealed.