Oklahoma lawmaker tries once again to make daylight saving time permanent

Published: Mar 10, 2024 Duration: 00:01:42 Category: News & Politics

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IT PASSED THE SENATE THIS MORNING. YEAH. WHILE THE AUTHOR, SENATOR OF LAKE STEVENS HAS GOTTEN THAT BILL OUT OF THE SENATE BEFORE, HE SAYS THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. THAT'S BECAUSE HIS COAUTHOR IN THE HOUSE IS HOUSE SPEAKER CHARLES MCCALL. THIS WILL IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. VITAMIN D, WHICH IS IN THE SUNSHINE. IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US S FOR OUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM TO LOCK IN OUR BODIES, NOT MOVE THAT CLOCK ANYMORE. SENATOR BLAKE STEVENS HAS MADE LOCKING THE CLOCK ONE OF HIS MAIN PRIORITIES DURING HIS TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE. HIS BILL TO LOCK THE CLOCK ONE HOUR FORWARD. SO WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW, HAS NOW PASSED THE SENATE AND BACK TO BACK SESSIONS AFTER SB 1200 DID PASS OFF THE FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH A VOTE OF 37 TO 9. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE STRONG. IT'S ATTRACTION THAT WE NEED. WHILE STEVENS HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE, HE BELIEVES THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT SINCE HIS COAUTHOR IN THE HOUSE IS HOUSE SPEAKER CHARLES MCCALL. THIS IS GOING TO GET A TON OF SUPPORT OVER IN THE HOUSE AS WELL. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I'VE EDUCATED A LOT OF THOSE HOUSE MEMBERS AS WELL. MY COLLEAGUES OVER THERE. BUT EVEN WITH THAT AND A SIGNATURE FROM THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE WILL STILL NEED ONE MORE GREEN LIGHT, WILL REQUIRE FEDERAL APPROVAL. THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT. SO THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT. STEVENS SAYS OKLAHOMA WOULD BE THE STEPHEN SAYS OKLAHOMA WOULD BE THE 20TH STATE TO PASS A BILL LIKE THIS. IF IT CLEARS HURDLES HERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND GET THE SIGNATURE BY THE GOVERNOR, OF COURSE, AS WE SAID RIGHT THERE, IT DOES REQUIRE FEDERAL APPROVAL. HE IS CONVINCED IF CONGRESS HAS 26 STATES PASS A BILL LIKE THIS, IT WOULD PUSH THEM TO ALLOW FOR LOCKING OF THE CLOCK. ONE HOUR FORWARD REPORTING LIVE AT THE

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