time change

The Sunshine Protection Act has passed the U.S. Senate and is now headed to the House of Representatives.

In national debates on the issue, supporters of the time change have argued that it is an ingrained tradition that most people like.

Chief John Kopper says roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

The measure was defeated 31-24 in a Committee of the Whole vote.

Unlike a 2020 bill, this one would allow Wyoming to act alone and would use Mountain Standard Time.

The bills were all passed by state lawmakers in the recently-concluded legislative session.

In 2019, a similar bill passed the state House but died on back-to-back tie votes in the Wyoming Senate.

The votes came as the 2020 legislative session wound down. It is scheduled to wrap up on Thursday.

At least 11 states have approved various resolutions to do away with the time changes, and others are pending in other states.

Rep. Dan Laursen said the time change hurts people, including the elderly and school children.