Bill Text: SC S0011 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Daylight saving time
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-07 - Act No. 113 [S0011 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-S0011-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-30 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BE THE YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE SHOULD THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AMEND CERTAIN RELATED FEDERAL LAW TO ALLOW STATES TO OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-1-30. If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. Section 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year round, it is the intent of the South Carolina General Assembly that daylight saving time be the year-round standard of the entire state and all of its political subdivisions."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2019.
