Eliminates Daylight Saving Time

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Whaley, Burt (138)
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date: 2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

It does not specify how the change will be implemented or communicated.

Eliminates Daylight Saving Time

This act ends the use of Daylight Saving Time in Missouri, setting standard time as Central Standard Time.

What This Bill Does

Sets the standard time in Missouri to be Central Standard Time.
Does not change the standard time for common carriers or federal government actions.
Removes any existing state laws that require observing Daylight Saving Time.

Who It Names or Affects

People living in Missouri
Businesses and organizations operating in Missouri

Terms To Know

Central Standard Time: The time zone used by most of the central United States, which is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6).
Daylight Saving Time: A practice where clocks are set one hour ahead during summer months to make better use of daylight.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not affect federal regulations or interstate commerce rules.
The impact on businesses and individuals who rely on consistent time zones is unclear.

Bill History

2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read Second Time (H)
2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Read First Time (H)
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Eliminates Daylight Saving Time

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1685
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE WHALEY .
4546H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 1, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to daylight saving
time.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 1, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 1.355, to read as follows:
1.355. 1. The standard time in Missouri shall be the solar time of the ninetieth
2 meridian west of Gree nwich, commonly known as central standard time.
3 2. This section shall not be construed to affect the standard time established by
4 United States law governing the movements of common carriers engaged in interstate
5 commer ce or the time for performance of an act by an officer or department of the
6 United States as established by statute, lawful order , rule, or r egulation of the United
7 States or an agency ther eof.
8 3. Notwithstanding any prov ision of law to the contrary by the United States
9 government r elating to the adoption of daylight saving time by all of the states, the state
10 of Missouri elects to rej ect such time and elects to continue in for ce the terms of
11 subsection 1 of this section.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.