2025-2026 Regular Session • Alaska Legislature
SB26: Eliminate Daylight Saving Time
Legislative Summary
An Act petitioning the United States Department of Transportation to change the time zones of Alaska; exempting the state from daylight saving time; and providing for an effective date.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25
Senate
1/22/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
1/22/2025
CRA, STA
Senate
1/22/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, WIELECHOWSKI
Senate
3/26/2025
CRA RPT 3DP 1NR
Senate
3/26/2025
DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
3/26/2025
NR: YUNDT
Senate
3/26/2025
FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
Senate
4/30/2025
STA RPT 2DP 1NR
Senate
4/30/2025
DP: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN
Senate
4/30/2025
NR: GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
4/30/2025
FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED)
Senate
5/9/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025
Senate
5/9/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
5/9/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL
Senate
5/12/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME SB 26
Senate
5/12/2025
PASSED Y18 N2
Senate
5/12/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
5/12/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
Senate
5/12/2025
VERSION: SB 26
Senate
5/13/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
STA, FIN
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
House of Representatives
5/17/2025
CROSS SPONSOR(S): FOSTER
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
5/12/2025
18
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 2
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Merrick
Republican