April 21, 2021 To the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Julie Rosen Chair , Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen Vice Chair, Senator John Marty And the authors of SF2360 Omnibus Health Policy Senator Michelle R. Benson, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Rich Draheim CC: members of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Michelle R. Benson, Senator Bobby Joe Champion, Senator Melisa Franzen, Senator Mark Johnson, Senator Susan Kent, Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, Senator Eric R. Pratt CC: members of the Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee Senator Michelle R. Benson, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Melissa Wiklund, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Chris Eaton, Senator Mark Koram, Senator Carla Nelson, Senator Julie Rosen Concern, threat and opportunity for you about Omnibus bill SF2360 Dear Senator Rosen, Senator Ingebrigtsen, Senator Marty, Senator Benson, Senator Abeler, Senator Draheim, I am addressing this letter to you in the context of the hearing about “Omnibus health and human services policy and finance bill” SF2360 scheduled today at the Senate Finance Committee. I would like to draw your attention about a bill carried by another omnibus that has impact on health, health policy, health costs: Bill SF149 is carried by SF1831 “Omnibus state government policy and finance bill” “Advanced standard time, also known as daylight savings time, year round effective upon authorization of federal law establishment” in fact “extension of DST to the winter” . SF149 as an extension of DST is harmful. SF149 as a return to natural standard time is recommended for health ( and climate). Several organisations oppose this bill at national level: among them the National PTA and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (many others under their leadership). I testified against the current version of SF149, last time about omnibus SF1831 on April 15th: https://www.senate.mn/schedule/senate/20210415 https://www.senate.mn/committees/2021-2022/1007_Committee_on_Finance/Letter%20Moreau%20_Ple ase%20clean%20Omnibus%20SF1831%20from%20bill%20SF149_%2004.14.21.pdf As chair of the committee for health policy, authors of the related omnibus bill, leaders of the Finance senate committee, you should be concerned. Please make sure SF149 does not pass as it is. You should be also happy to hear about the opportunity: to improve health and lower health costs by amending or creating a new bill for a return to permanent current natural standard time , #naturaltime365 Thanks for your attention. Regards Laetitia Moreau, MS ,MBA.