YOU MAY HAVE TO SHOW UP AT THE BALLOON FIESTA IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLIER THAN YOU ALREADY DO. THAT’S BECAUSE ONE OF THE DAYLIGHT SAVING BILLS AT THE LEGISLATURE COULD IMPACT WHEN YOU ARRIVE THERE. ASCENSIONS ARE, OF COURSE, SLATED CURRENTLY TO START AT 7AM. BUT IF HOUSE BILL 73 IS PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM, IT WOULD SLIP TO 6AM FOR MASS ASCENSIONS.
BALLOON FIESTA TIMES ARE BASED ON SUNRISE AND SUNSET. HOUSE BILL 73 WOULD RID NEW MEXICO OF OBSERVING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. IT PASSED IN THE STATE HOUSE THIS WEEK ON A TIGHT 35-TO 32 VOTE.
A DIFFERENT BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE ON THURSDAY THAT WOULD PERMANENTLY KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
