Bill > HB0120

This bill establishes new provisions for time observance in Utah, specifically addressing daylight saving time. Starting January 1, 2026, Utah will be exempt from the federal provisions that currently require advancing clocks by one hour and will instead permanently observe mountain standard time (the standard time assigned to the mountain time zone as defined in federal law). The bill defines two key time terms: "mountain daylight time" as one hour later than mountain standard time, and "mountain standard time" as the officially designated time for the mountain time zone. Additionally, the bill includes a provision that if federal law changes to allow states to permanently observe daylight saving time, Utah will automatically switch to mountain daylight time at 2 a.m. on January 1 following such a federal law change. The bill repeals a previous section related to year-round daylight saving time and is set to take effect on May 7, 2025. This legislation aims to provide clarity and consistency in Utah's time observance by potentially ending the biannual practice of changing clocks.

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