Washington Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure (2019)

Washington Permanent Daylight Saving Time Measure
Election date November 5, 2019
Topic Time standards
Status Not on the ballot
Type State statute	Origin State legislature
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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. 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	a
Maine	1924	Question 1	Uphold law establishing the state's time as Eastern Standard Time	a
California	1930	Proposition 7	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California	d
California	1940	Proposition 5	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California	d
Wisconsin	1947	Question 1	Communicate voters’ stance on daylight saving time	d
California	1949	Proposition 12	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in California	a
Oregon	1950	Measure 6	Allow the governor to adjust standard time to alleviate economic disadvantages	a
Oregon	1952	Measure 13	Repeal Measure 6 (1950) and provide for the time zone as set by Congress	a
Washington	1952	Initiative 181	Provide for the time zone as set by Congress	a
Oregon	1954	Measure 6	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon	d
Washington	1954	Initiative 193	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Washington	d
Wisconsin	1957	Question 1	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Wisconsin	a
Colorado	1960	Measure 4	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Colorado	d
Oregon	1960	Measure 2	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon	d
Washington	1960	Initiative 210	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Washington	a
California	1962	Proposition 6	Extend period of daylight saving time by one month	a
Oregon	1962	Measure 6	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Oregon	a
Colorado	1966	Measure 6	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Colorado	a
Michigan	1968	Proposal 2	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Michigan	d
South Dakota	1968	Referendum 1	Exempt the state from daylight saving time	d
Michigan	1972	Proposal A	Adopt daylight saving time statewide in Michigan	a
California	2018	Proposal 7	Authorize legislature to adopt year-round daylight saving time	a

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.

On March 12, 2019, the Washington State Senate approved SB 5139, with 46 senators supporting and three senators opposing the legislation. 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  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	46	3	0
Total percent	93.88%	6.12%	0.00%
Democrat	26	3	0
Republican	20	0	0

See also

2019 measures

• 2019 ballot measures
• Time standards on the ballot

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Senate Bill 5139 (2019)