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Daylight saving time law decides whether clocks change twice a year and which time a province or state keeps. Follow the bills to stay on daylight time year-round, return to permanent standard time, or move in step with neighbours.
Live bill results for “daylight saving time” across the regions we cover, using the same search as the rest of the site.
Makes daylight saving time permanent and lets certain states keep their existing time choices.
Supports designating May 16, 2026 as National Day of Light to highlight light-based science, technology, and education.
Most people keep Central Standard Time year-round. Border areas can match a neighbour's time after local consultation and at least 30 days' public notice.
Clocks stay on UTC-6 all year. It modernizes land records, changes park powers, tenant notice rules, and waste and land-use planning.
Clocks will move forward on March 14, 2027 and stay on daylight time year-round. People and businesses should update schedules and devices.
Bill SRES-448, Energy Efficiency Day, designates October 1, 2025, as Energy Efficiency Day and invites people to observe it. It is at Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7101; text: CR S7097-7098) as of October 9, 2025. Sponsored by Jeanne Shaheen (D), Susan Collins, Richard Blumenthal, Maria Cantwell, Christopher Coons, Richard Durbin, Maggie Hassan, Mazie Hirono, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Edward Markey, John Reed, Tina Smith, Chris Van Hollen, Mark Warner, Peter Welch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, and John Hickenlooper.
Clocks would not change in spring or fall. BC would keep brighter winter evenings but darker mornings, and be one hour ahead of the U.S. West Coast in winter.
Clocks stop changing twice a year and the province keeps summer time all year. Mornings will be darker and evenings brighter in winter.
Bill HR-1630. It is at Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. as of February 26, 2025. Sponsored by Mike Rogers (R).
Bill 214, Year-round standard time bill enacted, bill would keep standard time year-round across Ontario, changing references in election, labour-relations, and mining laws; start date set by proclamation. It received royal assent on November 30, 2020. Sponsored by Roberts, Jeremy.
Bill 174, Bill would make daylight saving time permanent, a provincial bill would keep daylight saving time year-round in Ontario, taking effect on Royal Assent. It is at Second Reading as of March 12, 2020. Sponsored by Miller, Paul.
Bill 98, Year-round daylight saving becomes permanent, ontario legislature moves a bill to keep daylight saving time year-round, amending the Time Act; effective the later of November 1, 2020, and Royal Assent. It is at First Reading as of April 10, 2019. Sponsored by Lalonde, Marie-France.
