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This bill proposes to exempt the state of Ohio from observing daylight saving time, which is established under 15 U.S.C. 260(a). The bill amends the existing state law to make it clear that Ohio will not be advancing its clocks in accordance with the federal daylight saving time law. It also mandates that all public clocks in Ohio be set and run according to the state's standard time, which is defined as the mean astronomical time of the 75th degree of longitude west from Greenwich. The bill further prohibits any court, public office, or agency in Ohio from using any other time standard or adopting any statute, ordinance, or resolution that would establish a different time standard than the one provided in this legislation. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2020.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-SB-119