Indiana would seek central time and bar daylight-saving rules

Indiana would claim an exemption from federal daylight-saving rules and ask the U.S. Department of Transportation to start proceedings to move the state to central standard time. The proposed time rules cover the state and its departments, counties, cities, and other local governments. The bill petitions the department to start proceedings; it does not say those proceedings have moved the state. The section would take effect July 1, 2026.

The governor would send the act and required documents to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The governor would send the documents to the appropriate department official. The governor would have to send them within 10 days after filing the act with the secretary of state. This section would take effect July 1, 2026, and expire January 1, 2027.