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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House committee advances measure to establish year-round standard time under HB 1223
Last action · March 25, 2025: Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 54Sponsors: Mark Lepak and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
An Oklahoma House committee advanced a measure requiring year-round , which subsequently failed on the House floor.
Changes time observance rules across the state by prohibiting seasonal changes if enacted, affecting all residents and scheduling standardizations.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Oklahoma residents
All residents in the state would be subject to year-round standard time without seasonal clock adjustments if the measure is enacted.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the House.
Procedural history
12 actions- Mar 25, 2025HouseThird Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 54
- Mar 25, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Sneed
- Mar 25, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- Mar 10, 2025HouseCoauthored by Senator(s) Standridge
- Mar 10, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
- Mar 10, 2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Maynard, Miller, Lepak, Fugate
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- Mar 10, 2025HouseFloorCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
- Feb 25, 2025HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to General Government
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Government Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative West (Kevin)
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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