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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 843 By: Stephens
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to daylight saving time; establishing
standard time in this state; s pecifying effect on
certain actions; exempting Oklahoma from the federal
daylight saving time provision; authorizing future
action; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 90.24 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
A. The standard time in Oklahoma shall be know n as Central
Daylight Time (CDT).
B. This section shall not be construe d to affect the standard
time established by United States law governing the movements of
common carriers engaged in interstate commerce or the time for
performance of an act by an off icer or department of the United
States, as established by a statute, la wful order, rule or
regulation of the United States or an agency hereof.
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C. As authorized by the Uniform Time Act o f 1966, as amended,
and notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary by
the United States government rel ating to adoption of daylight saving
time by all of the states, the State of Oklahoma elects to adopt
such time and elects to continue i n force the terms of subsection A
of this section relating to the year-round standard time in
Oklahoma.
D. The adopting of daylight saving time as provided for in this
section may be changed by future legislative action.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2021.
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