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  4. 2018 Alabama Legislative Regular Session
  5. 2018 Alabama House Bills
  6. HB 508

HB 508

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Craig Ford
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Time; to adopt Daylight Savings Time statewide if Congress amends Federal law to allow it.
Description

This bill would provide that Alabama would observe Daylight Saving Time year-round upon an act by Congress to amend the existing prohibition in federal law

Relating to Daylight Saving Time; to provide that Alabama would observe Daylight Saving Time year-round upon an act by Congress to amend the existing prohibition in federal law.

Subjects
Daylight Savings Time

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 508 - Introduced - PDF

This bill would provide that Alabama would observe Daylight Saving Time year-round upon an act by Congress to amend the existing prohibition in federal law

Relating to Daylight Saving Time; to provide that Alabama would observe Daylight Saving Time year-round upon an act by Congress to amend the existing prohibition in federal law.

Section 1

If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. § 260a to authorize states to observe Daylight Saving Time year-round, the State of Alabama shall adopt Daylight Saving Time as the year-round standard of time for the entire state and all of its political subdivisions.

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 13, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/HB508-int.pdf

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