89R1151 MCK-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 516
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to daylight saving time.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 312.016, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) This state shall observe daylight saving time
year-round. This subsection applies to both the portion of this
state using central standard time as the official standard time and
the portion of this state using mountain standard time as the
official standard time.
SECTION 2. If a court finds that the State of Texas is not
authorized by federal law to implement Section 312.016(d),
Government Code, as added by this Act, Section 312.016(d),
Government Code, as added by this Act, has full force and effect on
the date the United States Congress enacts legislation that becomes
law that authorizes the State of Texas to observe daylight saving
time year-round.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.