Bill Text: TX SJR9 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing daylight saving time in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR9 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SJR9-Introduced.html
| 88R570 MCK-F | ||
| By: Zaffirini | S.J.R. No. 9 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing daylight saving | ||
| time in Texas. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 74 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 74. The state, acting under the exemption provisions | ||
| of Section 3(a), Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Section | ||
| 260a(a)), is exempt from the provisions of that law that establish | ||
| daylight saving time. The exemption provided by this section | ||
| applies to both the portion of the state using central standard time | ||
| as the official standard time and the portion of the state using | ||
| mountain standard time as the official standard time. | ||
| SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to | ||
| the Texas Constitution: | ||
| TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies | ||
| to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023, to abolish daylight saving time in Texas. | ||
| (b) The constitutional amendment takes effect November 3, | ||
| 2024, to coincide with the end of daylight saving time for 2024. | ||
| (c) This temporary provision takes effect on the adoption of | ||
| the constitutional amendment by the voters and expires January 1, | ||
| 2025. | ||
| SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment abolishing daylight | ||
| saving time in Texas." | ||
