Get ready to spring those clocks forward.  Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday March 13, at 2 a.m. The time change -dreaded by many –... Don’t Forget to Change Your Clocks- Controversial Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday

Spring-Forward2016Get ready to spring those clocks forward.  Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday March 13, at 2 a.m. The time change -dreaded by many – was the subject of two opposing bills during this year’s legislative session.

The South Dakota Senate’s Commerce and Energy Committee voted 5-2 to send a measure to the Senate floor (SB 60) to “reject standard time” and keep in place daylight savings time indefinitely.

The bill was defeated 17-16 on January 27. House Bill 1233 was presented which would reject daylight savings time and keep the state on standard time. Its sponsor was Representative Elizabeth May of Kyle. She stated the previous bill (Senate Bill 60) was worded incorrectly, adding that standard time would be most beneficial for the state. SB 60 would have placed South Dakota on daylight saving time hours year round, a practice in place in Arizona and Hawaii.

HB 1233 had its first reading on February 4, when it was referred to the committee on State Affairs and deferred to the 41st legislative day. This deferral effectively kills the legislation since the South Dakota legislative session is only 40 days long.

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