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H12 • 2025

Observe Standard Time All Year.

Observe Standard Time All Year.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Warren, Bell, Campbell, Willis, Ager, Almond, Baker, Belk, Biggs, Dahle, Eddins, Goodwin, K. Hall, Harrison, Humphrey, N. Jackson, Johnson, B. Jones, Loftis, McNeely, Miller, Moss, Potts, Pyrtle, Scott, Setzer, Turner, Wheatley, White, Winslow
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2026-03-08

Plain English Breakdown

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

Observe Standard Time All Year.

Observe Standard Time All Year.

What This Bill Does

  • Observe Standard Time All Year.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 House

    Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-02-03 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-01-30 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. 2025-01-30 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-01-29 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Observe Standard Time All Year.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 12

Short Title: Observe Standard Time All Year. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Warren, Bell, Campbell, and Willis (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
January 30, 2025
*H12-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT FOR THE STATE TO OBSERVE STANDARD TIME THE WHOLE YEAR. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. Chapter 81A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 4
Article to read: 5
"Article 8. 6
"Standard Time. 7
"§ 81A-100. Designation of time. 8
In accordance with subsection (a) of Section 260a of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 9
U.S.C. §§ 260-267) the State and its political subdivisions shall observe standard time at all times 10
throughout the year." 11
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective March 8, 2026. 12