Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB1: Exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time but providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move
Status: Passed one chamber, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time; providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:
AN ACT exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time; providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) Commencing after 2 o'clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November of 2025, the state of Kansas shall not observe daylight saving time and shall be exempt from the daylight saving time provisions of 15 U.S.C. § 260a(a). (b) This section shall not affect the standard time established by United States law governing the movements of common carriers engaged in interstate commerce. (c) This section shall not affect the following times as may be established by a statute, order, rule or regulation of the United States or an agency thereof: (1) The time for performance of an act by an officer or department of the United States; (2) the time within which any rights shall accrue or determine; or (3) the time within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (d) This section shall have no force and effect from and after the date of publication in the Kansas register of the notice prescribed in section 2, and amendments thereto. Sec. 2. (a) The secretary of …
Sponsors
- Kenny Titus, Kenny (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died on House Calendar
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Received and Introduced
- : Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
Votes
- Emergency Final Action As Amended (March 20, 2025): 33 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Secretary of State, State
Common questions
- What is SB1?
- SB1 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time but providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move.
- What does SB1 do?
- In its own words: An act exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time; providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move.
- What is the status of SB1?
- Passed one chamber as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died on House Calendar (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1?
- Kenny Titus, Kenny (I).
- Where is the official record for SB1?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb1/
Source: official Kansas record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.