S 0011 {Rat #114, Act #113 of 2020} General Bill, By Peeler, Bennett, McElveen and 
Young

Similar(H 3246, H 3335)
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 1-1-30 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS FOR
 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BE THE YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE
 SHOULD THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AMEND CERTAIN RELATED FEDERAL LAW TO ALLOW
 STATES TO OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND. - ratified title

   12/12/18  Senate Prefiled
   12/12/18  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 41)
   01/08/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 41)
   03/13/19  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/19/19  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
   03/19/19  Senate Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   03/20/19  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   03/21/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 3)
   03/21/19  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 3)
   05/08/19  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 3)
   05/09/19  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
   05/09/19  House  Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-10 (House Journal-page 24)
   01/15/20  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 83)
   01/29/20         Ratified R  114
   02/03/20         Signed By Governor
   02/05/20         Effective date  See Act
   02/07/20         Act No.  113

(A113, R114, S11)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-30 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BE THE YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE SHOULD THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AMEND CERTAIN RELATED FEDERAL LAW TO ALLOW STATES TO OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Daylight saving time observation

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-30.    If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. Section 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year round, it is the intent of the South Carolina General Assembly that daylight saving time be the year-round standard of the entire State and all of its political subdivisions."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2019.

Ratified the 29th day of January, 2020.

Approved the 3rd day of February, 2020.