89R1321 MCK-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 692
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) The state, acting under the exemption provisions of
Section 3(a), Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Section 260a(a)),
is exempt from the provisions of that law that establish daylight
saving time. The exemption provided by this subsection applies to
both the portion of the state using central standard time as the
official standard time and the portion of the state using mountain
standard time as the official standard time.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect November 3, 2025, to
coincide with the end of daylight saving time for 2025.