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MO HJR38

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mike Kelley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Establishes that daylight saving time would no longer be recognized as the official time of Missouri for public purposes after the final switch

  • Includes a contingency clause requiring two adjacent states to pass substantially similar daylight saving time measures before the amendment takes effect

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on General Laws3/19/2015
Government Efficiency2/24/2015

Full Bill Text

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