Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for exempting this state from daylight saving time or observing daylight saving time year-round.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2019
Last action Apr 24, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
P
GM
Geanie Morrison
RRepublican
P
LL
Lyle Larson
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Todd Hunter
RRepublican
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