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SJR 101 - Enrolled - PDF
SJR101
192960-2
By Senators Glover, Williams, Scofield, Livingston, Reed,
Melson, Smith, Albritton, Coleman-Madison, Beasley, Allen,
Chambliss, Bussman, Waggoner, Ward, Figures, McClendon, Marsh,
Shelnutt, Orr, Stutts, Holtzclaw, Hightower, Singleton and
Dunn
RFD: Rules
First Read: 13-MAR-18
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ENROLLED, SJR101,
URGING CONGRESS TO PERMANENTLY ADOPT DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME.
WHEREAS, the history of changing clocks relative to
the sun for political reasons originated with Benjamin
Franklin, who proposed re-orienting the time to increase
productivity as an elaborate practical joke; and
WHEREAS, the United States has used some version of
Daylight Saving Time since 1918 when it was rushed into place
as a wartime measure after Germany and then England enacted a
similar scheme; and
WHEREAS, after World War I, local jurisdictions had
some control over how they set their clocks until the passage
of the Uniform Time Act of 1966, at which point the Federal
Department of Transportation was given ultimate authority; and
WHEREAS, Daylight Saving Time has proven highly
beneficial in the early spring, late fall, and summer months
for health, commerce, recreation, and much more, making it
highly popular among businesses and the general population;
and
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WHEREAS, some researchers have concluded that the
act of changing the clocks twice per year is a cause of deadly
heart attacks, traffic accidents, and a loss of productivity;
and
WHEREAS, some researchers have determined that
remaining in Daylight Saving Time year round will save
significant amounts of energy in November and February and
furthermore will lead to a decrease in childhood obesity by
increasing the amount of sunlight after school hours; and
WHEREAS, although the rationale for switching clocks
twice per year to aid in the war effort, while based on faulty
science, was laudable nearly 100 years ago, much of the
scientific research and public sentiment now favor remaining
in Daylight Saving Time year round; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That it is the sentiment of this
legislative body and of the people represented by the Alabama
Legislature that the United States should permanently adopt
what is now Daylight Saving Time as the new standard for time
in the United States year round.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be
delivered to the legislative leaders in all of the other 49
states urging them to pass a resolution with essentially
similar wording.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be
delivered to the President of the United States, and the
Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
urging them to allow all requesting states to switch to
permanent Daylight Saving Time at a uniform date to minimize
confusion and disruption to transportation and commerce, and
further to allow those states that have not passed this
resolution a chance to add themselves to the list of those
states endorsing this resolution to forever put an end to the
deadly, energy-wasting, productivity-killing, twice-yearly
changing of time.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Senate 15-MAR-18
I hereby certify that the within Senate Joint Resolution
originated in and was adopted by the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Adopted: 21-MAR-18
By: Senator Glover