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MO HJR38
Joint Resolution
Status
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mike Kelley
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution exempting the state from federal daylight saving time provisions under 15 U.S.C. Section 260a
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Requires clocks to switch to daylight saving time on the first Sunday in March 2017 one final time, after which biannual time changes would be permanently eliminated
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Establishes that daylight saving time would no longer be recognized as the official time of Missouri for public purposes after the final switch
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Includes a contingency clause requiring two adjacent states to pass substantially similar daylight saving time measures before the amendment takes effect
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Would be submitted to Missouri voters at the November 2016 general election or a special election called by the governor
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes daylight saving time as new standard time
Last Action
Action Postponed (H)
5/6/2015