ByRepresentatives Riccelli, Steele, Stonier, Fitzgibbon, Ortiz-Self, Tarleton, Doglio, Schmick, Eslick, Lovick, Fey, Shea, Tharinger, and Goodman

Read first time 01/16/19.Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

AN ACT Relating to observing daylight saving time year round; amending RCW 35A.21.190; adding new sections to chapter 1.20 RCW; repealing RCW 1.20.050, 1.20.051, and 1.20.---; providing a contingent effective date; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:

Under federal law as it exists on the effective date of this section, states are not permitted to observe daylight saving time year round. If the United States congress amends federal law to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year round, the legislature intends that Washington state make daylight saving time the permanent time of the state and all of its political subdivisions.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:

The time of the state of Washington and all of its political subdivisions is Pacific daylight time throughout the calendar year, as determined by reference to coordinated universal time.

Sec. 3. RCW 35A.21.190 and 1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.21.190 are each amended to read as follows:

No code city shall adopt any provision for the observance of daylight saving time other than as authorized by ((RCW 1.20.050 and 1.20.051))section 2 of this act.

(2) RCW 1.20.051 (Daylight saving time) and 2018 c 22 s 2, 1963 c 14 s 1, & 1961 c 3 s 1; and

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) Sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect on the first Sunday in November following the effective date of federal authorization to observe daylight saving time year round, except:

(a) If the effective date of federal authorization to observe daylight saving time year round occurs on or after October 1st but before the first Sunday in November, sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect on the first Sunday in November in the following year; and

(b) If the effective date of federal authorization to observe daylight saving time year round occurs before this act has been adopted and ratified by the people under section 6 of this act, sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect on the first Sunday in November in the year after the people adopt and ratify this act.

(2) The governor shall provide written notice of the effective date of sections 2 through 4 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the governor.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The secretary of state shall submit this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution and the laws adopted to facilitate its operation.

(2) Pursuant to RCW 29A.72.050, the statement of subject and concise description shall read: "The legislature has passed House Bill No. . . . (this act) concerning year-round daylight saving time. This bill would place Washington on daylight saving time throughout the calendar year, if federal law changes to allow the state to do so."