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HB2092 • 2026

Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Crossley, Aaron (029)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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

Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  4. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the state from participating in Daylight Saving Time unless federal law is modified

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2092
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE CROSSLEY .
5261H.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. On November 1, 2026, the state of Missouri shall set clocks back to
2 standard time. Following this changing of the clocks, the state of Missouri shall not
3 participate in daylight saving time ther eafter .
4 2. Notwithstanding the pr ovisions of subsection 1 of this section to the contrary ,
5 if the federal government adopts daylight saving time as the new standard time, the
6 state of Missouri shall set clocks to conform with the new standard time.
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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.