1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; exempting the state and its political subdivisions 
1.3 	from daylight savings time;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [1.52] STANDARD TIME.
1.7 	(a) Pursuant to United States Code, title 15, section 260a, the state of Minnesota exempts 
1.8 	itself and all of its political subdivisions from the observation of advanced time, also known 
1.9 	as daylight savings time, between 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and 2:00 a.m. 
1.10 	on the first Sunday in November in each calendar year. The state and its political subdivisions 
1.11 	shall observe the standard time established by United States Code, title 15, sections 261 to 
1.12 	264, that is otherwise applicable during this time period.
1.13 	(b) This section shall not be construed to affect the standard time established by United 
1.14 	States law governing the movements of common carriers engaged in interstate commerce 
1.15 	or the time for performance of an act by an officer or department of the United States, as 
1.16 	established by statute, order, rule, or regulation of the United States or an agency of the 
1.17 	federal government.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2018.