North Dakota lawmakers stop time-change bill
North Dakotans will keep changing their clocks twice a year.
The state Senate on Monday voted 32-15 to defeat House Bill 1259 that would have eliminated seasonal time changes.
Just before the vote to kill the bill, it was amended to put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time.
The original bill called for year-round standard time, which passed the House 55-37.
North Dakota House approves bill to exempt state from daylight saving time
Supporters of using daylight saving time cited advantages for evening recreation and construction. Some construction projects are not allowed to start before 7 a.m.
There also were concerns in border cities with North Dakota being on a different time than its neighbors.
The bill was amended to take effect only when neighboring states also had dropped the time change.
Sen. Michael Dwyer, R-Bismarck, argued against the bill, saying that if Congress or a neighboring state makes a change, to leave the decision up to future lawmakers.
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