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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 69 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to daylight saving time; establ ishing
standard time in this state; speci fying effect on
certain actions; declaring that Oklahoma shall not
observe the federal daylight saving time; authorizing
future action; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 90.2 6 of Title 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 (CST).
B. This section shall not be construed to affect the standard
time established by United States law governing the movements of
common carriers engaged in interstate commerce or t he time for
performance of an act by a n 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.
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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 the states, this state elects to not observe daylight
saving time and elects to continue in 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 November 1, 202 3.
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