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SB26

Alaska Bill to Stop Daylight Saving Time and Request a Time Zone Change

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill stops Alaska from using daylight saving time and asks the federal government to move most of the state into Pacific Standard Time.

What it does

  • Exempts all of Alaska from observing daylight saving time each year.
  • Requires the entire state to stay on standard time during periods when other places switch clocks forward.
  • Petitions the U.S. Department of Transportation to move areas east of longitude -155.00 W into Pacific Standard Time, with small changes allowed if nearby communities request them.

Who it affects

  • Residents and businesses in Alaska
  • The U.S. Department of Transportation

Limits and unknowns

  • The request to change Alaska's time zone only happens if the U.S. Department of Transportation agrees.
  • If the federal government does not move most of Alaska into Pacific Standard Time by January 1, 2028, that part of the bill is removed.
  • Stopping daylight saving time will begin either when the new time zone takes effect or on March 11, 2028, whichever comes first.

Plain language

Terms to know

Daylight saving time
A practice where clocks are moved forward one hour to extend evening daylight.
Standard time
The regular, year-round clock setting for a specific region without seasonal changes.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --Text
  2. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519Text
  3. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 7:55 pm --Text
  4. (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519Text
  5. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --Text
  6. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519Text
  7. (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --Text
  8. (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519Text
  9. (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE2458
  10. (H) FN2: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)2458
  11. (H) AM: VANCE, ST. CLAIR, HIMSCHOOT2458
  12. (H) NR: MCCABE, STORY, CARRICK2458
  13. (H) DP: HOLLAND2458
  14. (H) STA RPT HCS(STA) 1DP 3NR 3AM2458
  15. (H) Moved HCS SB 26(STA) Out of Committee -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --Text
  16. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
  17. (H) Heard & HeldText
  18. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
  19. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE2006
  20. (H) Heard & HeldText