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AR HB1368

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2019

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Capp

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Exempts Arkansas from 15 U.S.C. §260(a) regarding the advancement of time known as "daylight saving time" during the federally designated period for time advancement each calendar year

  • Requires Arkansas to observe standard time during the period when daylight saving time would otherwise be in effect

  • Adds new section 1-1-104 to Arkansas Code Title 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1 to codify the exemption and standard time requirement

  • Eliminates the practice of changing clocks forward during daylight saving time in Arkansas, keeping the state on year-round standard time

Legislative Description

To Adopt Year-round Standard Time And Eliminate Daylight Saving Time In Arkansas.

Last Action

WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR

2/27/2019

Committee Referrals

State Agencies and Governmental Affairs2/4/2019

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