The Assembly adopted SCR 7 on Aug. 13 in a 41-3 vote, taking a formal position in favor of permanent standard time over daylight saving time, according to the chamber’s floor record and session summary.
The resolution was discussed alongside references to the California Medical Association, the California Sleep Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the National Sleep Foundation, the Sleep Research Society and the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, as well as Proposition 7, the floor record shows.
The vote adds a legislative marker to a recurring debate over time changes that has drawn attention from health and public-policy groups. The Assembly’s action was part of a broader floor session that also included numerous bills and resolutions on other subjects.
The source record available for the vote is the Assembly floor audio and related session summary from Aug. 13.
