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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1660 By: West (Kevin), Moore, Kerbs,
Stearman, Smith, Marti,
Dollens, Randleman, Talley
and Miller of the House
and
Quinn of the Senate
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to daylight saving time; establishing
standard time in this state; specifying effect on
certain actions; exempting Oklahoma from the federal
daylight saving time provision; authorizing future
action; providing for cod ification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 70 of Title 25, unless there is
created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows:
A. The standard time in Oklahoma shall be known as Central
Standard Time.
B. This section shall not be construed to affect the standard
time established by United States law governing the movements of
common carriers engage d in interstate commerce or the time for
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performance of an act by an officer or department of the United
States, as established by a statute, lawful order, rule or
regulation of the United States or an agency hereof.
C. As authorized by the Uniform Time A ct of 1966, as amended,
and notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary by
the United States government relating to adoption of daylight saving
time by all of the states, the State of Oklahoma elects to reject
such time and elects to contin ue in force the terms of subsection A
of this section relating to standard time in Oklahoma.
D. The rejection of daylight saving time as provided for in
this section may be changed by future legislative action.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON STATES RIGHTS, dated 02/18/2021 -
DO PASS, As Coauthored.