CA SB 51

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Permanent standard time.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Existing state law, Proposition 7, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, sets the standard time for California and sets daylight saving time to begin each March and end each November, as specified. Proposition 7 authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 23 vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 23 vote to provide for the application of year-round daylight saving time when authorized by federal law. This bill would repeal daylight saving time in the state and the provisions regarding the Legislature's authority to amend the above-described provisions by a 23 vote. The bill would instead require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to observe year-round standard time. The bill would exempt the state and all political subdivisions of the state from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Introduced: 2024-12-18
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-02-02 — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Permanentstandardtime

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2024-12-18
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
introduction,referral-committee
2024-12-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 18.
2025-01-06
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-01-29
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-03-17
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-26
Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2025-04-08
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-10
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 809.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-25
Set for hearing May 5.
2025-05-05
May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23
May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-02-02
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Versions

12/18/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-18Compare
03/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-17Compare
04/08/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-08Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-21 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (17)
- Dahle: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wahab: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grove: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Allen: no
- Stern: no
- Gonzalez: other
- Grayson: other
- Rubio: other
- Caballero: other
- Ashby: other
- Arreguín: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-05 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB51

Attribution

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