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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 7 By: Stephens, Bergstrom, Jett,
Hamilton, Pemberton, Woods,
Bullard, Standridge, Boren,
Weaver, Burns, Newhouse,
and Dugger of the Senate
and
Pfeiffer, Rosecrants,
Hardin, McDugle, Bashore,
Pae, and Randleman of the
House
An Act relating to daylight saving time; establishing
daylight time in this state; specifying effect on
certain actions; exempting Oklahoma from the federal
standard time provision; authorizing future action;
providing that act shall take eff ect on certain
authorization; providing for codification; and
providing a conditional effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 90.26 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
A. The standard time in Oklahoma shall be known 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 moveme nts of
common carriers engaged in interstate commerce or the t ime for
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performance of an act by an officer or department of the United
States, as established by a statute, la wful order, rule, or
regulation of the United States or an agency thereof.
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 rel ating to adoption of daylight saving
time by all of the states, this state elects to adopt such time and
elects to continue i n force the terms of subsection A of th is
section relating to the year-round daylight 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 take effect only if t he United States
Congress amends federal law that permits states to enter upon and
permanently observe daylight saving time.
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Passed the Senate the 28th day of February, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives