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HR 5278 115th Congress House

Sunshine State Act

Official title: To make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2018 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sunshine State Act

This bill amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that the standard time for Florida shall permanently be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by four hours (Daylight Saving Time for the Eastern time zone).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5279 Related bill Sunshine Protection Act of 2018
  • S 2536 Related bill Sunshine State Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 15, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 14, 2018
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 14, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5278: Sunshine State Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5278/
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"H.R. 5278: Sunshine State Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5278/.
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H.R. 5278, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5278/.
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