Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska SB26: ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Status: In committee, May 8, 2026
An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read: Article 5. Standard Time. Sec. 44.12.400. Exemption from daylight saving time. The state exempts itself from observation of advanced time, also known as daylight saving time, during the period set under 15 U.S.C. 260a for the advancement of time each calendar year, and the entire state shall observe the standard time that is otherwise applicable during that period. * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CHANGE THE TIME ZONES IN WHICH ALASKA IS LOCATED. The legislature, by SB0026b -1- HCS SB 26(STA) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0267\H this Act, petitions the United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to place all of the state east of longitude -155.00 W, with minor variations as requested by proximate communities, within the Pacific Standard Time zone as provided in the United States Department of …
Sponsors
- Kelly Merrick (R, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Catherine Giessel (R, SD-E)
- Forrest Dunbar (D, SD-J)
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I)
- William Wielechowski (D, SD-H)
- Neal Foster (D, HD-039)
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001)
- Sarah Vance (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- : (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- : (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 7:55 pm --
- : (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519
- : (H) Minutes (HFIN)
- : (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --
- : (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- : (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --
- : (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- : (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE
Votes
- PASSED (May 12, 2025): 21 yea, 19 nay, passed
- PASSED (May 12, 2025): 18 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: TIME ZONES
Common questions
- What is SB26?
- SB26 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
- What does SB26 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.".
- What is the status of SB26?
- In committee as of May 8, 2026. Latest action: (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- (May 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB26?
- Kelly Merrick (R, HD-014), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB26?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB 26
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.