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SB26 • 2026

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.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SENATORS MERRICK, Giessel, Dunbar, Gray-Jackson, Wielechowski REPRESENTATIVES Foster, Bynum, Vance
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
(H) FIN
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

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.

What This Bill Does

  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Text

    (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --

  2. 2026-05-18 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  3. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 7:55 pm --

  4. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519

  5. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --

  6. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  7. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  8. 2026-05-17 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  9. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  10. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) FN2: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  11. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) AM: VANCE, ST. CLAIR, HIMSCHOOT

  12. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) NR: MCCABE, STORY, CARRICK

  13. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) DP: HOLLAND

  14. 2026-05-08 2458

    (H) STA RPT HCS(STA) 1DP 3NR 3AM

  15. 2026-05-07 Text

    (H) Moved HCS SB 26(STA) Out of Committee -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --

  16. 2026-05-07 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  17. 2026-05-05 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  18. 2026-05-05 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  19. 2026-03-30 2006

    (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE

  20. 2026-03-28 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  21. 2026-03-28 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  22. 2026-03-20 1897

    (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM

  23. 2025-05-17 1273

    (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FOSTER

  24. 2025-05-13 1169

    (H) STA, FIN

  25. 2025-05-13 1169

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. 2025-05-12 1236

    (S) VERSION: SB 26

  27. 2025-05-12 1236

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  28. 2025-05-12 1227

    (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  29. 2025-05-12 1227

    (S) PASSED Y18 N2

  30. 2025-05-12 1227

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 26

  31. 2025-05-09 1191

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL

  32. 2025-05-09 1191

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  33. 2025-05-09 1191

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025

  34. 2025-04-30 1064

    (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  35. 2025-04-30 1064

    (S) NR: GRAY-JACKSON

  36. 2025-04-30 1064

    (S) DP: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN

  37. 2025-04-30 1064

    (S) STA RPT 2DP 1NR

  38. 2025-04-29 Min

    (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  39. 2025-04-29 Text

    (S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee

  40. 2025-04-29 Text

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

  41. 2025-04-22 Min

    (S) Minutes (SSTA)

  42. 2025-04-22 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  43. 2025-04-22 Text

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

  44. 2025-03-26 618

    (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)

  45. 2025-03-26 618

    (S) NR: YUNDT

  46. 2025-03-26 618

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

  47. 2025-03-26 618

    (S) CRA RPT 3DP 1NR

  48. 2025-03-25 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  49. 2025-03-25 Text

    (S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee

  50. 2025-03-25 Text

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

  51. 2025-03-18 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  52. 2025-03-18 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  53. 2025-03-18 Text

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

  54. 2025-03-11 Min

    (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  55. 2025-03-11 Text

    (S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>

  56. 2025-03-11 Text

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

  57. 2025-01-22 41

    (S) COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, WIELECHOWSKI

  58. 2025-01-22 32

    (S) CRA, STA

  59. 2025-01-22 32

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  60. 2025-01-22 32

    (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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SB0026b -1- HCS SB 26(STA)
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34-LS0267\H

HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 26(STA)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Offered: 5/8/26
Referred: Finance

Sponsor(s): SENATORS MERRICK, Giessel, Dunbar, Gray-Jackson, Wielechowski

REPRESENTATIVES Foster, Bynum, Vance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time 1
zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an 2
effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read: 5
Article 5. Standard Time. 6
Sec. 44.12.400. Exemption from daylight saving time. The state exempts 7
itself from observation of advanced time, also known as daylight saving time, during 8
the period set under 15 U.S.C. 260a for the advancement of time each calendar year, 9
and the entire state shall observe the standard time that is otherwise applicable during 10
that period. 11
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 12
read: 13
PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 14
TO CHANGE THE TIME ZONES IN WHICH ALASKA IS LOCATED. The legislature, by 15
34-LS0267\H
HCS SB 26(STA) -2- SB0026b
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

this Act, petitions the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings 1
under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to place all of the state east of longitude -155.00 W, 2
with minor variations as requested by proximate communities, within the Pacific Standard 3
Time zone as provided in the United States Department of Transportation's "Procedure for 4
Moving an Area from One Time Zone to Another." 5
* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 6
read: 7
CONDITIONAL REPEAL. Section 2 of this Act is repealed if the United States 8
Department of Transportation does not place all of the state east of longitude -155.00 W, with 9
minor variations as requested by proximate communities, within the Pacific Standard Time 10
zone by January 1, 2028. 11
* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 12
* Sec. 5. Section 1 of this Act takes effect on the earlier of the following: 13
(1) the date on which the United States Department of Transportation places 14
all of the state east of longitude -155.00 W, with minor variations as requested by proximate 15
communities, within the Pacific Standard Time zone; 16
(2) March 11, 2028. 17