Bill > HB119

This bill proposes to permanently eliminate daylight saving time (DST) in Pennsylvania by establishing eastern standard time as the sole legal time standard throughout the Commonwealth. Specifically, the bill removes the previous provision that allowed for changing clocks one hour forward between late April and late October, effectively ending the biannual time changes. The legislation declares that no municipality within Pennsylvania can adopt a different time standard, and all references to time in legal documents, contracts, and other official communications must use eastern standard time. The changes will apply to calendar years beginning on or after the bill's effective date, which is 60 days after its passage. This proposed change means that Pennsylvania would remain on standard time year-round, eliminating the practice of "springing forward" and "falling back" that has been standard in most of the United States for decades.

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https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=119