Bill to ‘lock the clock’ on Daylight Saving Time moves to House

Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman
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Oklahoma state senators approved Senate Bill 7 on Tuesday, which would stop Oklahomans from needing to change the clock twice a year.

Senator Blake Stephens, R-Tahlequah, wrote SB 7 to “lock the clock” in Daylight Saving Time (DST) year-round. This is a “trigger law,” which would go into effect once the Sunshine Protection Act was passed by Congress.

According to Sen. Stephens, the bill relies on the Sunshine Protection Act to be passed at the federal level before it can be enacted in Oklahoma. The Act gives states authorization to decide to permanently adopt DST or to keep standard time.

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Officials say almost half of the states have already decided to stop their clock, with 19 choosing DST.

SB 7 will now go to the House of Representatives for further review.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Bill to lock Daylight Saving Time in Oklahoma moves to House