Bill would create Montana standard time

[TexasTowelie]

HELENA — Daylight saving time just peeked its head into most Americans’ lives this past weekend.

Sen. Ryan Osmundson, R-Buffalo, passed a bill through the Senate 36-14 last month that would exempt Montanans from adjusting their clocks when the time comes. This would create Montana Standard Time.

There was bipartisan support and opposition on the floor. The House State Administration Committee will hear Senate Bill 206 on Tuesday.

“We pretend it’s earlier, so we get up earlier, and then in the fall we pretend it’s later, so we get up later. The sun doesn’t move, we just move our clocks and enjoy the hassle of ‘What time is it now?’” Osmundson said at the Senate State Administration committee hearing in February.

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[rufus dog]

1. It would be just like Arizona

No new time standard.

AZ doesn't use daylight saving so in the winter they are on Mountain Time and in the summer they are on Pacific Time.

I believe Las Vegas is on Pacific time and the rest of the state is Mountain.

[2naSalit]

2. It is a noticeable inconvenience

when most of the state is north of the 45th parallel... we should stay on whatever it just changed to so that getting up in the dark is not such a long time before sunup. My ranching buddies don't like it, I don't particularly care for the winter portion of the changing times. I wouldn't mind if this one passed.