Oklahoma lawmaker proposing daylight saving time as official year-round time for state

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — An Oklahoma senator is proposing "locking the clock" and establishing daylight saving time as the official time year-round for the state.

Sen. Blake Stephens, R-Tahlequah, plans to present an interim study analyzing the benefits of "locking the clock" on Tuesday, October 19.

The study will include an overview of the health and work-day benefits.

Presenters for the study will be representatives from the agricultural industry, business sector, health and mental fields, and a retired meteorologist.

The meeting will be livestreamed hereat 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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