Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

HB 701 would prevent Missouri from observing daylight saving time after the next clock change (likely November 2024), requiring the state to permanently stay on standard time unless federal law changes. It directly affects Missouri residents and businesses by altering the state's timekeeping schedule. The key provision mandates that Missouri clocks automatically switch to standard time after the upcoming fall time change, with a single exception: if Congress makes daylight saving time the national standard, Missouri would then adopt that. The bill does not change current time practices but sets a permanent default to standard time unless federal law is amended.