HB 1151

                                                             Introduced Version
           HOUSE BILL No. 1151
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              DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 1-1-8.1-0.5.
Synopsis: Time observance in Indiana. Exempts Indiana from daylight
saving time.
Effective: July 1, 2026.
            Patterson, Sweet, Cash
   January 5, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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                                                                                       Introduced
            Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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                   HOUSE BILL No. 1151
    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
 general provisions.
     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1    SECTION 1. IC 1-1-8.1-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2026]: Sec. 0.5. (a) The state, acting under the exemption
4 provision of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), is
5 exempt from the federal provisions that establish daylight saving
6 time.
7    (b) The governor and the general assembly hereby petition the
8 United States Department of Transportation to initiate proceedings
9 under the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to move the entire state to
10 central standard time.
11    (c) The standard times within the state shall be the time known
12 and designated by the Uniform Time Act of 1966 as central
13 standard time.
14    (d) A state department or agency, or any county, city, or other
15 political subdivision, may not employ any other time or adopt any:
16(1) statute;
17(2) ordinance; or
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1      (3) order;
2 providing for daylight saving time.
3    SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026] (a) To implement
4 IC 1-1-8.1-0.5, as added by this act, the governor shall, not later
5 than ten (10) days after the governor files this act with the
6 secretary of state, send a copy of this act along with any other
7 necessary documentation prescribed by the United States
8 Department of Transportation to the appropriate official of the
9 United States Department of Transportation.
10    (b) This SECTION expires January 1, 2027.
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