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Following Daylight Saving Time legislation in the US

Mississippi proposes year-round DST

First of all, a reminder that this site supports year-round DST… it’s DST transitions that kill people!

The following bill information is taken from the Mississippi legislative web site and TrackBill.

The Bill: MS SB2180

Summary

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SHALL BE THE YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALL OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; TO AUTHORIZE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADJUST SCHOOL START TIMES DUE TO THE YEAR-ROUND OBSERVANCE OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor

Senator Russell Jolly of District 8, portions of Tate and Desoto Counties

Text, As Introduced January 15, 2015

YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALL OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; TO AUTHORIZE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADJUST SCHOOL START TIMES DUE TO THE YEAR-ROUND OBSERVANCE OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding how time is advanced pursuant to 15 USC Section 260(a), daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State of Mississippi and all of its political subdivisions.

(2) Each school district may adjust school start times based on student safety and available daylight as a result of this section.

(3) The Department of Agriculture and Commerce may study adjustments in standard agricultural practices as a result of this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2015.

 

Updated: January 16, 2015 — 1:28 pm

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