Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF1944: Recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round provided.
Status: In committee, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 645.071.
From the introduced text, March 4, 2025:
A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 645.071. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 645.071, is amended to read: 645.071 STANDARD OF TIME. Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time deleted text begin or advanced standard timedeleted text end provided by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city or town shall employ any other time or adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use of any other time than the federal standard time deleted text begin or advanced standard timedeleted text end . new text begin [ADDED: EFFECTIVE DATE.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: This section is effective upon the date and time that advanced standard time transitions to standard time in calendar year 2025 as provided by federal law, and expires on the date and time that the amendments made by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 2, section 20, take effect.] new text end
Sponsors
- Mike Freiberg (D) · primary sponsor
- Bianca Virnig (D)
- Kristi Pursell (D)
- Jessica Hanson (D, 55A)
- Kari Rehrauer (D)
- Alex Falconer (D)
- Katie Jones (D)
- Sandra Feist (D)
- Anderson, P. E. (R)
- Esther Agbaje (D)
- Harry Niska (R)
- Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Johnson, P.
- : Author added Kraft
- : Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger
- : Authors added Agbaje and Niska
- : Authors added Pursell; Hanson, J.; Rehrauer; Falconer; Jones; Feist and Anderson, P. E.
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF1944?
- HF1944 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round provided.
- What does HF1944 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 645.071.
- What is the status of HF1944?
- In committee as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Author added Johnson, P. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF1944?
- Mike Freiberg (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF1944?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF1944&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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