IF IT CAN PASS IN THE STATE SENATE, THE HOUSE WILL BE READY FOR IT. SO SAYS ROSWELL STATE SENATOR CLIFF PIRTLE OF HIS BILL TO KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME … FOREGOING THE TWICE-A-YEAR SWITCH FROM DAYLIGHT TO STANDARD TIME. A VOTE ON PIRTLE’S MEASURE COULD HAPPEN TUESDAY, JUST DAYS BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS SATURDAY.
ARIZONA AND HAWAII ARE ALREADY ON ONE TIME FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR … BUT ARIZONA IS ON STANDARD TIME, WHICH THE FEDS PREFER. IF PIRTLE’S BILL PASSES AND IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE U-S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON NEW MEXICO STAYING ON MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME.
