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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 4051 By: Marti
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; author izing future
action; providing for codification; 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 Tit le 25, unless there is
created a duplication in 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 affe ct the standard
time established by United States law gov erning the movements of
common carriers engaged in interstate commerce or the time for
performance of an act by an officer or department of the United
States, as established by a statute, lawful orde r, rule or
regulation of the United States or an agency h ereof.
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C. As authorized by the Uniform Time Act 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 st ates, the State of Oklahoma e lects to reject
such time and elects to continue 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, 2022.
58-2-9537 MAH 01/12/22