Bill > HB2001

This bill proposes to amend Virginia's time zone regulations to permanently observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) year-round, but only after federal law is changed to allow states to do so. Currently, Virginia follows standard time, with a shift to daylight saving time during part of the year. The bill would modify existing state code to define EDT as standard time advanced one hour, and would apply this time zone to all state operations, legal proceedings, contracts, and public institutions. Specifically, the legislation requires an amendment to federal law (15 U.S.C. § 260) that permits states to adopt year-round daylight saving time before the Virginia provisions can take effect. This means that if Congress passes legislation allowing states to permanently observe daylight saving time, Virginia would automatically switch to year-round EDT, which would keep the state one hour ahead of standard time throughout the entire year.