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SENATE BILL NO. 153
INTRODUCED BY J. ESP
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING MONTANA STANDARD TIME; ELIMINATING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN MONTANA; PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FROM DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME; PROVIDING THAT THE PROPOSED ACT BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MONTANA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Montana standard time. (1) The standard time in Montana is the mountain standard time zone as defined in 15 U.S.C. 261.
(2) The state of Montana is exempt from daylight saving time, as allowed by federal law.
(3) This section may not affect federal laws governing:
(a) the movements of common carriers engaged in interstate commerce or foreign commerce; or
(b) the timing of an act by an officer or department of the United States, as established by statute, order, rule, or regulation.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 30, and the provisions of Title 30 apply to [section 1].
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective upon approval by the electorate.
NEW SECTION. Section 4. Submission to electorate. [This act] shall be submitted to the qualified electors of Montana at the general election to be held in November 2020 by printing on the ballot the full title of [this act] and the following:
[] YES on Legislative Referendum____.
[] NO on Legislative Referendum____.
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