Bill > HB1151

This bill aims to exempt Indiana from observing daylight saving time and permanently move the state to central standard time. Specifically, the legislation utilizes the exemption provision of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to opt out of changing clocks twice a year. The bill requires the governor and general assembly to petition the U.S. Department of Transportation to officially move the entire state to central standard time. Starting July 1, 2026, no state department, county, city, or political subdivision will be allowed to implement or adopt any statute, ordinance, or order establishing daylight saving time. The governor is mandated to send the act and supporting documentation to the U.S. Department of Transportation within ten days of filing the act, with this implementation requirement set to expire on January 1, 2027. The goal is to provide consistency in time observance across Indiana and eliminate the biannual time changes that many states are increasingly seeking to eliminate.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1151/details