HCSHB157--DAYLIGHTSAVING
SPONSOR: O'Donnell
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencyandDownsizingbyavoteof11
to1.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
157.
ThisbillprovidesthatonNovember5of2023,theStateof
Missourishallsetclocksbacktostandardtime.Thestateshall
nolongerparticipateindaylightsavingtimeandshallstayin
standardtimeduringthatportionoftheyear.
Ifthefederalgovernmentadoptsdaylightsavingtimeasthenew
standardtime,theStateofMissourishallsetclockstoconform
withfederaltime.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1735(2022)andHB822(2021).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatswitchingclocksbackandforth
eachyearhasademonstrablenegativeimpactonthehealthand
safetyofMissourians. Theysupportanymeasuretoendthe
practiceofchangingfromstandardtodaylightsavingtime.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative O'donnell.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.