RHB/2/18
Sponsored by Haris Farooq, Andrew Vo of Lausanne Collegiate School
This legislation was filed in the General Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | a) Daylight Savings Time: The practice of setting clocks forward by one hour so that darkness |
| 5 | falls at a later clock time. In the US, daylight savings time lasts 34 weeks (238 days) which is 65% |
| 6 | of the entire year. |
| 7 | b) Variable Message Sign (VMS): Electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to give travelers |
| 8 | information about special events. |
| 9 | c) Full-Matrix Signs: The most common type of VMS. They offer the highest flexibility in |
| 10 | displaying messages, and can show text and symbols, making them effective for conveying various |
| 11 | information to drivers. |
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| 13 | Section 2: The state of Tennessee will switch to using Daylight Savings time for all months of the |
| 14 | year. |
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| 16 | Section 3: Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) shall implement a dynamic content |
| 17 | management system for road signs for 6 months after this bill takes effect. |
| 18 | a) Real-time conditions (e.g., accidents, weather events, emergencies, or critical situations) shall |
| 19 | influence displayed messages. |
| 20 | b) Information (such as the aforementioned real-time conditions) deemed essential by TDOT |
| 21 | shall override the daylight saving time notice. |
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| 23 | Section 4: Drivers will be informed of the change by requiring existing Tennessee-inbound Full- |
| 24 | Matrix VMSs within 5 miles of interstate borders to add the notice of the Daylight Savings change |
| 25 | to the cycle of displayed notices, for 6 months after this bill takes effect- under the provisions of |
| 26 | Section 3. |
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| 28 | Section 5: Implementing daylight savings time would not cost the state any money. Road signs |
| 29 | are maintained by TDOT; this does not add to the cost. |
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| 31 | Section 6: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 33 | Section 7: This bill shall take effect on November 3rd, 2024, the public welfare requiring it. |
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