Abolish Daylight Savings Time.

 

The purpose of this bill is to even out the time of the day back to twenty-four hours and give back that one hour that

is taken away for daylight savings time (DST). Making a state law to keep the standard twenty-four hours.

 

The 1970s energy crisis was one of the significant reasons to establish daylight savings but as of today we have solved

that crisis and have no need for daylight savings time. The shift in time has also proven to have many cons. Researchers

at the University of Colorado found over 30 deaths annually (or 302 over the 10 year change) during the DST change in

2002-2011.

More cons due to DST is the effect that the shift in time has, including servers all over Minnesota. Every single server

has to be switched to match the time twice a year which can lead to waste of money and time. These servers can have

issues with synchronizing, misconfigured time zones, or software that isn't able to handle the time change correctly.

Taking back that one hour from the regular twenty-four hours can lead to a higher increase in mental health issues such

as insomnia and anxiety. As well as, reduced productivity, physical health such as heart attacks and fatigue related

accidents due to the loss of sleep one can get. Having less sleep has been shown to have a severe effect on kids and

adults mental health and physical health.

 

DST - Daylight Savings Time

1970s energy crisis - a period of oil shortages and price spikes triggered by political events in the Middle East,

particularly the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 1979 Iranian Revolutions.

Annually - once a year; every year.

The Department of Commerce - they enforce and deal with weight, measurement, and time.

 

No additional funding. Administrative adjustments will be handled by existing government agencies responsible for time

keeping and public information. Having the ability to keep money for other things within the state instead of wasting

anymore money from section two paragraph two.

 

Written notice from the informing agency will be given to the state or companies for non-compliance. State funding will

be cut as a result if there is non-compliance to the warning. Enforcement acts will start on March 7th, 2026.

 

This bill will go into effect on March 8th, 2026, following its approval.