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HB2071 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-401, relative to time.

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Sponsor
Todd
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Time Change for Tennessee

This bill requires Tennessee to start using standard time on the second Sunday in March of 2027 and continue doing so every year thereafter.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the current law about time in Tennessee.
  • Requires Tennessee to start using standard time on the second Sunday in March 2027.
  • Makes sure Tennessee uses standard time all year long after that date.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Tennessee and its local governments.

Terms To Know

Standard Time
Time without the extra hour added for daylight saving time.
Daylight Saving Time
A period when clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time to make better use of natural light in evenings.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if other states do not change their time rules.
  • It is unclear how this will affect businesses and people who work with or travel to other states that still observe daylight saving time.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2071
By Todd
HB2071
010252
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-
1-401, relative to time.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-401(d), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
(d) Beginning on the second Sunday in March of 2027, this state and its political
subdivisions shall observe standard time as provided in 15 U.S.C. §§ 261-263 at all
times throughout the year, and each year thereafter.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.