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SB-1413 Year-round standard time: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: report.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 05/17/2024 01:17 PM
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Amended  IN  Senate  May 16, 2024
Amended  IN  Senate  April 22, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1413


Introduced by Senator Niello
(Coauthor: Senator Ochoa Bogh)

February 16, 2024


An act to amend Section 6808 of, and to add and repeal Section 6809 of, of the Government Code, relating to computation of time.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1413, as amended, Niello. Year-round standard time. time: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: report.
Existing state law, Proposition 7, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, sets the standard time for California and sets daylight saving time to begin each March and end each November. Proposition 7 authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 2/3 vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 2/3 vote to provide for the application of year-round daylight saving time when authorized by federal law.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to continuously carry out studies, research projects, data collection, and other activities required to assess the nature, extent, and distribution of energy resources to meet the needs of the state.
This bill would repeal daylight saving time in the state and the provisions regarding the Legislature’s authority to amend the above-described provisions by a 23 vote. The bill would instead require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to observe year-round standard time. The bill would exempt the state and all political subdivisions of the state from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time. The bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to to, on or before February 1, 2027, prepare and submit a report to the Legislature assessing the near-term and long-term impacts of observing year-round standard time on energy demand and supply, as specified. The bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purpose.
Vote: TWO_THIRDSMAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.Section 6808 of the Government Code is amended to read:
6808.

(a)(1)The standard time within the state is that of the fifth zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time (15 U.S.C. Secs. 261 and 263).

(2)The state and all political subdivisions of the state shall observe the standard time pursuant to paragraph (1).

(b)The state and all political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time (15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a).

SEC. 2.SECTION 1.

 Section 6809 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 6808, to read:

6809.
 (a) By February 1, 2025, On or before February 1, 2027, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall prepare and submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature assessing the near-term and long-term impacts of observing year-round standard time on energy demand and supply. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the potential impacts of year-round standard time on electricity reliability in the late summer and early fall.
(b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on February 1, 2029.
(c) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purpose.