80th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2019 Regular Session

Senate Joint Memorial 6

Sponsored by Senator THATCHER, Representatives POST, LIVELY

SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.

Urges Congress to allow state to maintain itself on daylight saving time.

1 JOINT MEMORIAL
2 To the President of the United States and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United
3 States of America, in Congress assembled:
4 We, your memorialists, the Eightieth Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, in legislative
5 session assembled, respectfully represent as follows:
6 Whereas the citizens of Oregon desire to vote by referendum whether to maintain the state’s
7 standard of time on daylight saving time the entire year; and
8 Whereas federal law currently prohibits a state from maintaining itself on daylight saving time
9 the entire year; and
10 Whereas the Congress of the United States has the power through legislation to allow a state
11 to maintain itself on daylight saving time the entire year; and
12 Whereas daylight saving time is already maintained for 239 days of the year; and
13 Whereas allowing a state to maintain itself on daylight saving time the entire year will not have
14 adverse or harmful effects; and
15 Whereas not switching between standard time and daylight saving time twice a year will bring
16 consistency and predictability in observing a consistent time throughout the calendar year; and
17 Whereas switching between standard time and daylight saving time twice a year has negative
18 impacts on public health, increases traffic accidents and crime, disrupts agriculture scheduling and
19 hinders economic growth; and
20 Whereas scientific studies have connected a number of health consequences with switching be-
21 tween standard time and daylight saving time, including greater risks of heart attacks, more fre-
22 quent workplace injuries and increased suicide rates in the days immediately following the switch;
23 and
24 Whereas not switching to standard time will place Oregon in agreement with the surrounding
25 states that also want to maintain themselves on daylight saving time; now, therefore,
26 Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
27 (1) The Congress of the United States is urged to allow states to maintain themselves on day-
28 light saving time the entire year.
29 (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to the Senate Majority Leader, to the Speaker of the
30 House of Representatives and to each member of the Oregon Congressional Delegation.
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