This bill proposes to amend the Code of West Virginia by eliminating the use of daylight-saving time and establishing Eastern Standard Time as the official time for the state, effective July 1, 2025. The current law designates daylight-saving time as the official time, which begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. The bill will replace this with a provision that Eastern Standard Time will be the official time, applicable to all public schools, institutions of higher learning, agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the state.

Specifically, the bill includes new legal language that designates Eastern Standard Time as the official time starting July 1, 2025, and states that the previous provisions regarding daylight-saving time will no longer be in effect after this date. Additionally, any references to daylight-saving time in the code will be interpreted to mean Eastern Standard Time. This legislative change aims to simplify timekeeping practices in West Virginia by eliminating the biannual clock changes associated with daylight-saving time.

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Introduced Version: 5-1-25