II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2018 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine State Act . 2. Marking daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida (a) In general Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (commonly known as the Calder Act ) ( 15 U.S.C. 261 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by inserting in subsection (c) of this section and ; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Exception The standard time of the State of Florida shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by 4 hours. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exemption This section shall not apply to the State of Florida. .