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. The new legal language specifies that beginning on July 1, 2025, Eastern Standard Time will be the official time, replacing the current practice of observing daylight saving time, which starts on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.

Additionally, the bill includes provisions that any references to daylight saving time in the code will be interpreted as Eastern Standard Time after the effective date. This change aims to simplify timekeeping in West Virginia by removing the biannual clock changes associated with daylight saving time.

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Introduced Version: 5-1-25