Bill > HB45

This bill proposes that Mississippi will automatically adopt year-round daylight saving time (DST) if the United States Congress amends federal law (specifically 15 USC 260a) to allow states to observe DST continuously throughout the year. Currently, federal law restricts states from maintaining daylight saving time permanently, so this bill creates a conditional mechanism for Mississippi to switch to year-round DST as soon as such federal authorization is granted. The bill specifies that this change would apply not only to the state government but also to all of Mississippi's political subdivisions, such as counties and municipalities. If the federal law is amended as anticipated, daylight saving time would become the standard time for Mississippi starting July 1, 2025. This legislation is part of a broader national trend of states seeking to eliminate the twice-yearly time changes, which many people find disruptive, by permanently adopting either standard time or daylight saving time.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0045.xml