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S81 • 2025

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hise, Sawyer, Britt, Burgin, Chitlik, McInnis, Moffitt, Sawrey
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

What This Bill Does

  • NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-02-12 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 81

Short Title: NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Hise and Sawyer (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 12, 2025
*S81-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE TIME ZONE OF NOR TH CAROLINA AND TO A DOPT 2
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR-ROUND IF AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Chapter 81A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 5
Article to read: 6
"Article 8. 7
"Standard Time. 8
"§ 81A-100. Designation of time. 9
The standard time of the State and its political subdivisions is the time designated by the 10
United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 11
U.S.C. §§ 260 -267). If authorized by Congress , the State and its political subdivisions shall 12
observe Daylight Saving Time, as provided in 15 U.S.C. § 260a, at all times throughout the year." 13
SECTION 2. Within 60 days of Congress authorizing the states to observe Daylight 14
Saving Time throughout the year, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall notify the Governor 15
who, by executive order or otherwise, shall implement G.S. 81A-100, as enacted by this act. 16
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 17