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B.C. can make the change without any involvement with the federal government, unlike U.S. states.
If the legislation put forward by Washington, California and Oregon passes in each state and becomes law, it will take an act of U.S. Congress for the states to move to full year-round daylight time.
Hunt says if every state passes their bills, all western states should request federal approval together.
"I think it would create some problems if California were in one time zone and Oregon and Washington were in another time zone. And maybe British Columbia could join us to do it all at once," said Hunt.
The change would take at least two years to go into effect.