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Washington Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure (2019)

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Washington Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure
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Election date
November 5, 2019
Topic
Time standards
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
State legislature


The Washington Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure was not placed on the ballot in Washington as a legislatively referred state statute on November 5, 2019.

The ballot measure would have permitted the adoption of year-round daylight saving time (DST) in Washington if federal law is changed to allow states to adopt year-round daylight saving time.[1] As of 2019, the federal Uniform Time Act allowed states to adopt one of two options: (a) adopt DST between the second Sunday of March or the first Sunday of November or (b) remain on standard time all year. The law did not allow for year-round DST.

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Background

California Proposition 7 (2018)

In 2018, voters in California approved Proposition 7, which was the first ballot measure to address year-round daylight saving time. Proposition 7 allowed the California State Legislature to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, as consistent with federal law, by a two-thirds vote.

History of time standards on the ballot

The following table provides information on ballot measures related to time standards and time zones that have been featured on statewide ballots. Information was compiled from Ballotpedia's catalog of ballot measures related to time standards.

History of time standards on the ballot
State Year Measure Description Result
Massachusetts 1924 Question 6 Communicate voters’ stance on daylight saving time Approveda
Maine 1924 Question 1 Uphold law establishing the state's time as Eastern Standard Time Approveda
California 1930 Proposition 7 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California Defeatedd
California 1940 Proposition 5 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California Defeatedd
Wisconsin 1947 Question 1 Communicate voters’ stance on daylight saving time Defeatedd
California 1949 Proposition 12 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California Approveda
Oregon 1950 Measure 6 Allow the governor to adjust standard time to alleviate economic disadvantages Approveda
Oregon 1952 Measure 13 Repeal Measure 6 (1950) and provide for the time zone as set by Congress Approveda
Washington 1952 Initiative 181 Provide for the time zone as set by Congress Approveda
Oregon 1954 Measure 6 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon Defeatedd
Washington 1954 Initiative 193 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Washington Defeatedd
Wisconsin 1957 Question 1 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Wisconsin Approveda
Colorado 1960 Measure 4 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Colorado Defeatedd
Oregon 1960 Measure 2 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon Defeatedd
Washington 1960 Initiative 210 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Washington Approveda
California 1962 Proposition 6 Extend period of daylight saving time by one month Approveda
Oregon 1962 Measure 6 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon Approveda
Colorado 1966 Measure 6 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Colorado Approveda
Michigan 1968 Proposal 2 Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Michigan Defeatedd
South Dakota 1968 Referendum 1 Exempt the state from daylight saving time Defeatedd
Michigan 1972 Proposal A Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Michigan Approveda
California 2018 Proposal 7 Authorize legislature to adopt year-round daylight saving time Approveda

Path to the ballot

See also: Legislatively referred state statute

In Washington, a referred state statute requires a simple majority vote in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature and the governor's signature.

The ballot measure was introduced into the state legislature as Senate Bill 5139 (SB 5139) on January 11, 2019.[1]

On March 12, 2019, the Washington State Senate approved SB 5139, with 46 senators supporting and three senators opposing the legislation.[1] The bill did not pass in the House before the legislature adjourned on April 28, 2019.

Vote in the Washington State Senate
March 12, 2019
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 25  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total4630
Total percent93.88%6.12%0.00%
Democrat2630
Republican2000

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