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AB-1776 Year-round standard time.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 6808 of the Government Code is amended to read:

6808.
 (a) (1)  The standard time within the state is that of the fifth zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time (15 U.S.C. Secs. 261 and 263).
(b) (2)  The standard time within  state and all political subdivisions of  the state shall advance by one hour during the daylight saving time period commencing at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November of each year. observe the standard time pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(c) (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the Legislature may amend this section by a two-thirds vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and, if federal law authorizes the state to provide for the year-round application of daylight saving time, the Legislature may amend this section by a two-thirds vote to provide for that application. The state and all political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time (15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a).