An Act Regarding Daylight Saving Time in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0885
Committee Amendment CA_A_H307 (House)
Amends: 1 MRSA §151

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fJ,, to H.P. 659, L.D. 885, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Daylight Saving Time in Maine" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §151, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 129, §1, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
§151. Standard time 
1. Standard time. The standard time for the State is the time as determined by 15 
United States Code, Sections 260 to 267 except that the standard time year-round for the 
State is the time commonly known as eastern daylight time or eastern daylight saving 
time, referred to in this section as eastern daylight time, if: 
A. Federal law permits the year-round observation of eastern daylight time; and 
B. All the states in the eastern time zone and the District of Columbia observe 
eastern daylight time year-round. 
2. Secretary of State to monitor and provide public notice. The Secretary of State 
shall monitor whether the conditions under subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been 
met and provide public notice when each has been met. When both conditions under 
subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been met, the Secretary of State shall issue a 
public notice announcing the effective date of year-round eastern daylight time as 
established in subsection 3. 
3. Effective date. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective immediately upon 
the fulfillment of both conditions in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B if the State is 
observing eastern daylight time on the date both conditions are met. Year-round eastern 
daylight time is effective on the next start date of eastern daylight time after both 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A "to H.P. 659, L.D. 885 
conditions in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been met if the State is not 
observing eastern daylight time on the date both of the conditions are met.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes Maine's standard time to what is commonly known as 
eastern daylight time year-round when federal law permits the District of Columbia and 
all states within the eastern time zone to observe eastern daylight time year-round and the 
District of Columbia and all the eastern time zone states do so. The amendment requires 
the Secretary of State to monitor legislative activity by the United States Congress, the 
District of Columbia and all the eastern time zone states regarding year-round eastern 
daylight time and provide public notice when each of the conditions is met. 
The 
amendment specifies the start date of year-round eastern daylight time and requires the 
Secretary of State to provide public notice of the effective date. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 05/06/19 .:tPac.. 
LD885 
LR 1400(02) 
An Act Regarding Daylight Saving Time in Maine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~{ jl-Jo V 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State associated with this legislation can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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