LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Republican lawmaker who represents components of six rural Nevada counties is sponsoring a invoice to take the state off daylight saving time.
State Senator Robin L. Titus, Republican minority chief, is behind Senate Invoice 94 (SB94). It is a choice states could make impartial of the federal authorities, however solely Arizona and Hawaii have executed it. These two states stay on customary time year-round whereas the opposite 48 states change their clocks twice a yr.
Scientists say everlasting customary time is “undeniably” the most suitable choice for our well being, in keeping with an October report from The Hill. The identical article confirmed large help for one thing completely different: staying on daylight saving time completely.
The entire “spring forward” and “fall back” routine turned customary follow in 1967 after a number of adjustments associated to wartime insurance policies. The federal customary ended a patchwork of state and native legal guidelines that made issues very complicated for trucking corporations and the remainder of the transportation business.
Other than attempting to regulate your clock, lawmakers have provided a rising variety of payments that might have an effect on Nevadans’ lives. To date for the 2025 Nevada Legislature, there are 103 payments within the Meeting and 97 within the Senate, together with 45 payments that carried over from the 2023 Legislative Session. And that is only a begin. The 2023 Legislature checked out greater than 1,000 payments.
Gov. Joe Lombardo will give his State of the State speech tonight, setting his agenda for lawmakers because the session nears.
8 Information Now checked out some payments in November (Colleges, crime getting consideration in early payments submitted for 2025 Nevada Legislature), and since then one other 40 payments have been written. Here is a have a look at a couple of of these:
Meeting Invoice 92 (AB92): After a fracas over entry to highschool buildings in Clark County, 5 Republican lawmakers are sponsoring a invoice to ensure that political caucus conferences will not be shut out. The Clark County Faculty District denied entry to some colleges in 2024. AB92 would require “that rooms or spaces in public buildings be provided to certain political parties without charge for certain purposes.” That assure of entry was repealed throughout the 2021 Legislative Session.
AB94: Contractors and subcontractors on public works tasks could be required to take part within the federal E-Confirm employment verification system. The invoice is sponsored by Republican Assemblymember Philip “PK” O’Neill.
SB91: The state must spell names precisely, utilizing accents and different widespread marks that assist with appropriate pronunciation. These are known as “diacritical” marks. The invoice would require the DMV, county well being workplaces and the State Registrar of Very important Statistics to look at diacritical marks on licenses, ID playing cards and driver’s licenses. The invoice is sponsored by Senator Fabian Doñate and Assemblymember Cecelia González.
The 2025 Nevada Legislature convenes in Carson Metropolis on Monday, Feb. 3.
