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Flynn H.B.
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150A BILL TO BE ENTITLEDAN ACTrelating to daylight saving time.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:SECTION
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Section 312.016, Government Code, is amended byadding Subsection (d) to read as follows:(d)
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The state, acting under the exemption provisions of theUniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Section 260a(a)), is exempt fromthe provisions of that law that establish daylight saving time. Theexemption provided by this subsection applies to both the portionof the state using central standard time as the official standardtime and to the portion of the state using mountain standard time asthe official standard time.SECTION
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This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.SECTION
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This Act takes effect immediately if it receivesa vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, asprovided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If thisAct does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, thisAct takes effect September 1, 2015.123456789101112131415161718
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