Minnesota Legislature
HF 72
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/06/2021 12:48pm
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A bill for an act
relating to standards of time; providing for advanced standard time, also known
as daylight saving time, year-round effective upon authorization by federal law;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 645.071.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 645.071, is amended to read:
645.071 STANDARD OF TIME.
Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any lawnew text begin , during any period of the
year,new text end is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the deleted text begin standard time ordeleted text end
advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government
and no county, city or town shall employnew text begin , during any period of the year,new text end any other timenew text begin ,new text end or
adopt any ordinance or order providing for the usenew text begin , during any period of the year,new text end of any
other time than the federal deleted text begin standard time ordeleted text end advanced standard time.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective upon the first commencement of advanced
standard time, also known as daylight saving time, following enactment of an amendment
to United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or another applicable law, which authorizes
states to observe advanced standard time year-round.
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