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SB1038 • 2025

Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met.

Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Thatcher,, Representative Cate,, Senator Anderson, Senator Golden,, Meek,, Smith DB,, Sollman,, Representative Chaichi,, Gamba,, Mannix,, Wallan
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Rules.

  3. 2025-03-27 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  4. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 11--Campos, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Girod, Hayden, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Pham, Reynolds, Taylor; Excused, 1--Woods.

  5. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Carried over to 03-25 by unanimous consent.

  6. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  7. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs by order of the President.

  11. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.

  12. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Work Session held.

  13. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  14. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Referred to Rules.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act, for the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, stops the one-hour change of time in the spring and fall of each year and keeps the zone at standard time year-round if CA and WA states do the same within 10 years. The Act, for the part of the state in the Pacific Time Zone, permits the one-hour change of time to remain at daylight saving time year-round if Congress authorizes it and if CA and WA states have daylight saving time year-round, within 10 years. The Act keeps the part of the state in the Mountain Time Zone unchanged. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2).
Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met. For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years. Alternatively, for the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on daylight saving time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if Congress enacts a law authorizing states to elect year-round daylight saving time and if California and Washington establish daylight saving time as the standard of time year-round. Restores current time standards if Congress fails to authorize daylight saving time or if California and Washington do not make daylight saving time their year-round standard of time within 10 years. Provides that standards of time in the Mountain Time Zone portion of Oregon remain unchanged.
Relating to: Relating to standards of time.
Current location: In House Committee