Connecticut § 1-6 - Standard of time.

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§ 1-6. Standard of time.

Sec. 1-6. Standard of time. The standard of time for the seventy-fifth meridian west of Greenwich shall be the standard of time for this state, except that the standard of time of this state shall be one hour in advance of such established time from two o'clock ante meridian on the second Sunday in March until two o'clock ante meridian on the first Sunday in November.

(1949 Rev., S. 8882; 1955, S. 3356d; 1967, P.A. 334; P.A. 87-53, S. 2, 3; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 31.)

History: 1967 act changed beginning hour of daylight saving time from one o'clock a.m. to two o'clock a.m. on last Sunday in April and repealed provision for imposing or extending daylight saving time by governor's proclamation; P.A. 87-53 changed the beginning of daylight savings time from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 changed beginning of daylight savings time from first Sunday in April to second Sunday in March and changed end of daylight savings time from last Sunday in October to first Sunday in November.

Cited. 100 C. 431.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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