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Introduced
01/16/2025
01/16/2025
In Committee
03/27/2026
03/27/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Makes other changes.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Time Standardization Act to establish permanent daylight saving time (DST) in Illinois, effectively eliminating the biannual time changes that currently occur in March and November. Specifically, the bill mandates that starting in 2026, the state will remain on daylight saving time year-round, which means clocks will not "fall back" or "spring forward" as they traditionally do. While the bill references the federal Uniform Time Act of 1966, it represents a state-level effort to maintain daylight saving time continuously throughout the year. This change would mean that Illinois would stay on the time zone typically used during summer months (one hour ahead of standard time) permanently, which could potentially impact daily schedules, sunrise and sunset times, and align with similar legislative efforts in other states seeking to end the practice of changing clocks twice annually.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (18)
Brad Halbrook (R)*,
Mike Coffey (R),
Jed Davis (R),
Paul Jacobs (R),
Jeff Keicher (R),
Marty McLaughlin (R),
Charlie Meier (R),
Chris Miller (R),
Adam Niemerg (R),
Steve Reick (R),
Wayne Rosenthal (R),
Kevin Schmidt (R),
Brandun Schweizer (R),
Joe Sosnowski (R),
Dan Swanson (R),
Dennis Tipsword (R),
Dan Ugaste (R),
Travis Weaver (R),
Last Action
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 03/27/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1400&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1400.htm |
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