Bill > SF2403

This bill modifies Minnesota's state law regarding standard time, specifically removing references to "advanced standard time" and establishing a temporary provision for standard time that will be in effect from 2025 until federal legislation allows states to permanently use advanced standard time. The bill amends an existing statute to ensure that all state government departments, counties, cities, and towns will only use federal standard time, eliminating the previous option to use advanced standard time. The new provision becomes effective when advanced standard time transitions to standard time in 2025, as specified by federal law, and will automatically expire when any future federal amendments related to time standards take effect. In practical terms, this means Minnesota will temporarily revert to and strictly adhere to standard time starting in 2025, removing the previous flexibility to use daylight saving time year-round, and will remain open to changing its time standard if federal law changes in the future.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2403&ssn=0&y=2025