New York S 297: Relates to establishing a procedure for the governor's annual message to the legislature regarding the state of the state

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S00297 Summary:

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Establishes the task force on daylight saving time to study the effects of New York state opting out of daylight saving time.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 297

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to establish a task force to study the effects of New York state
 opting out of daylight saving time

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. a. A task force, to be known as the task force on daylight
 2 saving time, is hereby established to study the effects of New York
 3 state opting out of daylight saving time. Such task force shall be
 4 comprised of appropriate state agency personnel and experts in the field
 5 of daylight saving time.
 6 b. The task force shall be comprised of:
 7 (i) two members appointed by the governor;
 8 (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 9 (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 10 (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
 11 (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 12 c. The task force shall:
 13 (i) examine and evaluate the potential health risks associated with
 14 daylight saving time, such as heart attack;
 15 (ii) identify the potential effects of daylight saving on morning
 16 activities;
 17 (iii) establish whether the act of changing clocks twice a year is
 18 economically and/or socially disruptive;
 19 (iv) identify the potential effects of daylight saving time on traffic
 20 and crime;
 21 (v) establish whether daylight saving time currently provides a bene-
 22 fit to this state;
 23 (vi) examine the history of daylight saving time;
 24 (vii) examine any relevant studies on daylight saving time;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01115-01-5

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 1 (ix) evaluate the positions and potential legislation from neighboring
 2 states and the federal government on daylight saving time;
 3 (x) identify regulations that are affected by daylight saving time and
 4 that would be affected by the elimination of daylight saving time; and
 5 (xi) make recommendations on whether this state should opt out or
 6 continue to utilize daylight saving time.
 7 d. Such task force shall submit a report, on or before April 1, 2026,
 8 to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and
 9 recommendations, and legislative and regulatory proposals deemed neces-
 10 sary to implement such recommendations.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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