In summary, Propostion 7 gives Legislature the ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal government.
Professor of Business at U.C. Berkeley, Severin Borenstein, speaks to Proposition 7 and what would happen if it passes, why this would be the first in many steps to make this California law, what would happen if we stayed on Daylight Saving Time permanently, and the physical effects during the time of year when we spring forward an hour:
