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SB102 • 2026

ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

An Act exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
(S) RLS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the effective date is November 4, 2025.

Alaska Bill to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time

This bill exempts the state of Alaska from observing daylight saving time and requires the entire state to stay on standard time during that period.

What This Bill Does

  • Exempts the state from observing advanced time, also known as daylight saving time.
  • Requires the entire state to observe standard time during the federal period set for advancing clocks each year.
  • Adds a new section titled 'Standard Time' to Alaska Statute 44.12.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State of Alaska

Terms To Know

Daylight saving time
Also known as advanced time, this is the period when clocks are moved forward.
Standard time
The regular clock time used in a region that applies during periods not observing daylight saving time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the change affects travel or business with other states.
  • The text does not state whether local cities can choose to ignore this rule and switch clocks anyway.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) REFERRED TO RULES

  2. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  3. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) NR: BJORKMAN

  4. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON

  5. 2025-04-30 1066

    (S) STA RPT 2DP 1NR

  6. 2025-04-29 Min

    (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  7. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) Moved SB 102 Out of Committee

  8. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  9. 2025-04-22 Min

    (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  10. 2025-04-22 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  11. 2025-04-22 Text

    (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  12. 2025-03-26 619

    (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  13. 2025-03-26 619

    (S) NR: YUNDT

  14. 2025-03-26 619

    (S) DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON

  15. 2025-03-26 619

    (S) CRA RPT 3DP 1NR

  16. 2025-03-25 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  17. 2025-03-25 Text

    (S) Moved SB 102 Out of Committee

  18. 2025-03-25 Text

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  19. 2025-03-18 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  20. 2025-03-18 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  21. 2025-03-18 Text

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  22. 2025-03-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  23. 2025-03-11 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  24. 2025-03-11 Text

    (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  25. 2025-02-19 300

    (S) CRA, STA

  26. 2025-02-19 300

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
An Act exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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SB0102A -1- SB 102
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SENATE BILL NO. 102

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Introduced: 2/19/25
Referred: Community and Regional Affairs, State Affairs

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act exempting the state from daylight saving time; and prov iding for an effective 1
date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read: 4
Article 5. Standard Time. 5
Sec. 44.12.400. Exemption from daylight saving time. The state exempts 6
itself from observation of advanced time, also known as dayligh t saving time, during 7
the period set under 15 U.S.C. 260a for the advancement of time each calendar year, 8
and the entire state shall observe the standard time that is ot herwise applicable during 9
that period. 10
* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect November 4, 2025. 11