Video of yesterday's Maryland Senate committee hearing on a permanent Daylight Saving Time bill (among other matters) is available at... http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Committees/Media/false?cmte=ehe&clip=E... ...with the relevant section starting at 1:36:01 and ending about 1:50:22. Grating references by the bill author to "Daylight Savings Time," testimony both for and again the bill, and a display by the presiding officer of a sheaf of written testimony. Hearing participants include a "subject matter expert." The presiding officer mentions how a shift might have unintended consequences on events such as Groundhog Day. We'll see what happens. @dashdashado On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 5:15 PM Arthur David Olson < arthurdavidolson@gmail.com> wrote:
For those interested, the text of the Maryland Senate bill is available at... http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0517F.pdf ...and, since it has been cross-filed in the Maryland house, at... http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb1610F.pdf
Bill status is available at... http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0517 ...and... http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1610
(Alas, "https" URLs do not seem to work.)
Tomorrow's action is a committee hearing; there's a long road to any change.
@dashdashado
On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 12:27 PM Arthur David Olson < arthurdavidolson@gmail.com> wrote:
"Maryland could spring forward permanently with Daylight Saving Time bill."
https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/03/maryland-could-spring-forward-permanently-...
State Senate action is set for tomorrow; stay tuned.
@dashdashado