ANOTHER BILL TO GET RID OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN NEW MEXICO COMING IN JANUARY. ROSWELL STATE SENATOR CLIFF PIRTLE HAS INTRODUCED SUCH A BILL IN PREVIOUS LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. THIS TIME, HE’LL CONSIDER A JOINT RESOLUTION THAT MAY NOT REQUIRE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TO TAKE ACTION ON THE MEASURE, IF IT PASSES.
PIRTLE SAYS HE’S LOOKING INTO WHETHER A JOINT RESOLUTION WOULD GET THE U-S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW NEW MEXICO TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL TIME, OUR CLOSEST TIME ZONE TO THE EAST.
SANTA FE STATE REP BRIAN EGOLF … WHO CO -SPONSORED A DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL WITH PIRTLE IN 2014 … SAYS RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO WOULD PREFER USING THE MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE, LIKE ARIZONA AND COLORADO.
