SENATE BILL NO. 231

A bill to provide for the official time followed in this state; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials.

The people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) If the United States Congress amends 15 USC 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year-round, it is the intent of the legislature that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of this state and all of its political subdivisions in that part of this state that is in the Eastern Standard Time zone and in that part of this state that is in the Central Standard Time zone.

(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the time change described in subsection (1) take effect only if all of the following states observe daylight saving time year-round:

(a) Wisconsin.

(b) Illinois.

(c) Indiana.

(d) Ohio.

(e) Pennsylvania.