Daylight saving time; observe year-round if federal law is amended to allow it.

HB 279 would require Mississippi to adopt year-round daylight saving time if federal law is amended to allow states to do so. Currently, Mississippi switches between standard time (winter) and daylight saving time (summer), but this bill would eliminate the fall time change if Congress permits it. The bill specifies that daylight saving time would become the permanent standard for the state, taking effect on July 1, 2026, contingent on a federal law change to 15 U.S.C. § 260a. This is a conditional policy change that depends entirely on future federal action, not Mississippi's current authority.