2019 House Bill 4303

End daylight savings time; put whole state on Eastern time

Introduced in the House

March 7, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Michele Hoitenga (R-102)

To petition the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow Michigan to no longer participate in daylight savings time clock changes, and instead use Eastern Standard Time as the year-round time zone for the entire state. Note: Parts of the western Upper Peninsula along the Wisconsin border are on central time.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism

Nov. 13, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted.