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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Advanced By One Hour Beginning At 2:00 A.m. On The Second Sunday Of March Of 2025, And Beginning On This Date And Time And Thereafter Permanently Becomes Standard Time In South Carolina With No Further Adjustments Under State Or Federal Law, And By Providing For Procedural And Related Provisions To Give The Above Provisions Effect Including Having The State Attorney General Submit A Waiver Request To The Federal Secretary Of Transportation Permitting And Approving These Provisions In Order For Them To Take Effect.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to permanently advance Eastern Standard Time by one hour in South Carolina, effectively making Daylight Saving Time the new standard time for the state. Starting at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March 2025, South Carolina would no longer switch between standard and daylight saving time, maintaining the one-hour advancement year-round. The bill requires the state's Attorney General to request a waiver from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to approve this change under federal law (15 U.S.C. Section 260a). If the waiver is not granted, the provisions of the bill would become null and void. The bill acknowledges that while federal law generally governs time zones, states within a single time zone may have some flexibility in time management. The legislation takes effect upon approval by the Governor, representing an attempt by South Carolina to eliminate the biannual time changes that many argue disrupt sleep patterns and have negative health and economic impacts.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile (on 02/06/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3325&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3325_20241205.htm |
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