United States Code

15 U.S.C. § 260a

Advancement of time or changeover dates

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Bills that would change it 26

  • HR 139 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 9638 Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026 Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 7378 Daylight Act of 2026 Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 1630 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 300 Daylight Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 29 Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 1279 Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7615 Daylight Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 1474 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 1561 DAYLIGHT Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 582 Sunshine Protection Act of 2023 Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 364 Daylight Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 69 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 623 Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5906 DAYLIGHT Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5826 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1876 SPF Act Amends 260a(a) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 214 Daylight Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2389 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes. Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1601 Daylight Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1556 Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 Repeals · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 670 Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 Repeals · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5278 Sunshine State Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 5279 Sunshine Protection Act of 2018 Repeals · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 2537 Sunshine Protection Act of 2018 Repeals · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 2536 Sunshine State Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Duration of period; State exemption During the period commencing at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November of each year, the standard time of each zone established by sections 261 to 264 of this title, as modified by section 265 of this title, shall be advanced one hour and such time as so advanced shall for the purposes of such sections 261 to 264, as so modified, be the standard time of such zone during such period; however, (1) any State that lies entirely within one time zone may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if that law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable during that period, and (2) any State with parts thereof in more than one time zone may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within any time zone. (b) State laws superseded It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress by this section to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in this section. (c) Violations; enforcement For any violation of the provisions of this section the Secretary of Transportation or his duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for the district in which such violation occurs for the enforcement of this section; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by writ of injunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining against further violations of this section and enjoining obedience thereto.
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