LINCOLN- Among the many bills introduced this year, one is a legislative resolution by District 44 Senator Teresa Ibach that would urge Congress to have all Nebraska counties east of the Panhandle be located entirely in the central time zone. According to the LR, changing the location of a time zone in the United States is the purview of the federal government and can only be altered through federal legislation by Congress or regulation of the Department of Transportation.

Senator Ibach stated in the legislative resolution that “changing all the counties located east of the Panhandle to the central time zone would create greater consistency for commerce, transportation, and communication and convenience a uniformity that would impact positive education, recreation, healthcare, and, religious worship as well as benefit the general Nebraska economy.”

If enacted, all counties in Nebraska east of Sheridan, Garden, and Deuel counties would be located in the central time zone. Legislative Resolution 276 has been co-sponsored by District 42 Senator Mike Jacobson along with District 43 Senator Tom Brewer, District 32 Senator Tom Brandt, District 36 Senator Rick Holdcroft, and District 7 Senator Tony Vargas.

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