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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-1-10. Daylight savings time year round; contingent implementation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-1-10. Daylight savings time year round; contingent implementation.

(a) This state, including all political subdivisions thereof, shall observe daylight savings time year round as the standard time of the entire state and all of its political subdivisions.

(b) This Code section shall become effective only if the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. Section 260a to authorize states to observe daylight savings time year round.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-1-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 81, § 1/SB 100.

## Delayed Effective Date

Ga. L. 2021, p. 81, § 1/SB 100 provides that this Code section becomes effective if the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. Section 260a to authorize states to observe daylight savings time year round. As of May, 2023, this requirement has not been satisfied.