AlaskaAlaska would seek a federal time-zone change and stop clock advances
The pending bill would ask the federal transportation agency to move part of Alaska to Pacific Standard Time and would later end daylight saving time statewide.
What it does
Alaska would ask the federal transportation agency to place the area east of 155° W in the Pacific Standard Time zone, with minor boundary changes requested by nearby communities. The petition would be repealed if the agency has not made the change by January 1, 2028.
Alaska would observe standard time statewide during the yearly period when clocks otherwise advance for daylight saving time. This provision would take effect when the federal agency makes the requested time-zone change, or on March 11, 2028, whichever comes first.
Argument forIf the federal agency approves the change, people statewide could keep standard time during the yearly period when clocks otherwise advance.
Argument againstIf the federal agency does not approve the requested change by the deadline, communities in the area could lose the chance to move to Pacific Standard Time under this petition.
More detail
Alaska would ask the U.S. Department of Transportation to start a process to place the covered area in the Pacific Standard Time zone. The request covers all of Alaska east of longitude 155° W, with minor boundary variations requested by nearby communities. The petition section would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law. The petition section would be repealed if the agency has not made the requested change by January 1, 2028. The petition section would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law, and would be repealed if the requested change has not occurred by January 1, 2028.
Alaska would exempt itself from daylight saving time and observe the standard time otherwise in effect during that period. The exemption would apply throughout Alaska during the period each year when federal law advances clocks for daylight saving time. The exemption would take effect on the earlier of the date the federal agency places the covered area in the Pacific Standard Time zone or March 11, 2028.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 18(H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --Latest
- May 18(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 7:55 pm --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 17(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- May 17(H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- May 17(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- May 8(H) REFERRED TO FINANCEMinor
- May 8(H) FN2: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- May 8(H) AM: VANCE, ST. CLAIR, HIMSCHOOT
- May 8(H) NR: MCCABE, STORY, CARRICK
- May 8(H) DP: HOLLAND
- May 8(H) STA RPT HCS(STA) 1DP 3NR 3AM
- May 7(H) Moved HCS SB 26(STA) Out of Committee -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
- May 7(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- May 5(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- May 5(H) Heard & Held
- May 5(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 30(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE
- Mar 28(H) Minutes (HSTA)
- Mar 28(H) Heard & Held
- Mar 28(H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120
- Mar 20(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM
- 2025
- May 17(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FOSTER
- May 13(H) STA, FIN
- May 13(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- May 12(S) VERSION: SB 26
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y18 N2 #1227. Result: pass.Upper
- May 12(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed House
- May 12(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- May 12(S) PASSED Y18 N2Passed Senate
- May 12(S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 26Minor
- May 9(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALMinor
- May 9(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 9(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025
- Apr 30(S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- Apr 30(S) NR: GRAY-JACKSON
- Apr 30(S) DP: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN
- Apr 30(S) STA RPT 2DP 1NR
- Apr 29(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- Apr 29(S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee
- Apr 29(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Apr 22(S) Minutes (SSTA)
- Apr 22(S) Heard & Held
- Apr 22(S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 26(S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
- Mar 26(S) NR: YUNDT
- Mar 26(S) DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
- Mar 26(S) CRA RPT 3DP 1NR
- Mar 25(S) Minutes (SCRA)
- Mar 25(S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee
- Mar 25(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 18(S) Minutes (SCRA)
- Mar 18(S) Heard & Held
- Mar 18(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 11(S) Minutes (SCRA)
- Mar 11(S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- Mar 11(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Jan 22(S) COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, WIELECHOWSKI
- Jan 22(S) CRA, STA
- Jan 22(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Jan 22(S) Prefile released 1/10/25Introduced
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