Bill > SB26

This bill exempts Alaska from observing daylight saving time, which is the practice of advancing clocks forward by one hour during warmer months to make better use of daylight, and instead mandates that the entire state will observe standard time year-round. Additionally, the bill formally petitions the United States Department of Transportation to move all of Alaska east of longitude -155.00 W into the Pacific Standard Time zone, with minor adjustments for nearby communities, as allowed under the Uniform Time Act of 1966. This petition is conditional, meaning that if the Department of Transportation does not approve this time zone change by January 1, 2028, the petition provision of the bill will be repealed. The exemption from daylight saving time will take effect either when the time zone change is approved or on March 11, 2028, whichever comes first.