# Alaska SB 26: ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Alaska SB 26, ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kelly Merrick (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-18 ((H) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair --) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB26-34 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alaska SB 26 - State: Alaska - Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: ELIMINATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-18, (H) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- - Sponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (18 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alaska ends seasonal clock changes: benefit, low. The law requires all Alaska to stay on its applicable standard time during the federal daylight saving period. This starts March 11, 2028, or earlier when the U.S. Department of Transportation completes the requested time-zone change. Effective immediately, Alaska must petition that department to m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kelly Merrick (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeremy Bynum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Forrest Dunbar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neal Foster (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Giessel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Elvi Gray-Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sarah Vance (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-12 | Senate | PASSED Y18 N2 | pass | 18 | 2 | | ## Actions (71) - 2026-05-18: (H) -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2026-05-18: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to 7:55 pm -- (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) FINANCE at 06:00 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) Minutes (HFIN) (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Delayed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) Scheduled but Not Heard -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair -- (House) - 2026-05-17: (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519 (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) REFERRED TO FINANCE (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) FN2: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) AM: VANCE, ST. CLAIR, HIMSCHOOT (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) NR: MCCABE, STORY, CARRICK (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) DP: HOLLAND (House) - 2026-05-08: (H) STA RPT HCS(STA) 1DP 3NR 3AM (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) Moved HCS SB 26(STA) Out of Committee -- Testimony -- (House) - 2026-05-07: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-05-07: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-05-05: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-05-05: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-30: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE (House) - 2026-03-28: (H) Minutes (HSTA) (House) - 2026-03-28: (H) Heard & Held (House) - 2026-03-28: (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120 (House) - 2026-03-28: Audio/Video (House) - 2026-03-20: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): BYNUM (House) - 2025-05-17: (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FOSTER (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) STA, FIN (House) - 2025-05-13: (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (House) - 2025-05-12: (S) VERSION: SB 26 (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) PASSED Y18 N2 (Senate) - 2025-05-12: (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 26 (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) READ THE SECOND TIME (Senate) - 2025-05-09: (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) NR: GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) DP: KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN (Senate) - 2025-04-30: (S) STA RPT 2DP 1NR (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-29: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-04-22: (S) Minutes (SSTA) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-04-22: (S) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-26: (S) FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) (Senate) - 2025-03-26: (S) NR: YUNDT (Senate) - 2025-03-26: (S) DP: MERRICK, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON (Senate) - 2025-03-26: (S) CRA RPT 3DP 1NR (Senate) - 2025-03-25: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: (S) Moved SB 26 Out of Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-25: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-18: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-03-18: (S) Heard & Held (Senate) - 2025-03-18: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Audio/Video (House) - 2025-03-11: (S) Minutes (SCRA) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, WIELECHOWSKI (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) CRA, STA (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS (Senate) - 2025-01-22: (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 (Senate) ## Bill text - HCS SB 26(STA), 2026-05-08: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0026B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0026B.PDF) - SB 26, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0026A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0026A.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed) - HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed) - HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law) - HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING (became law) - HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (became law) - HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES (signed) ## Sources - [HCS SB 26(STA) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0026B) - [HCS SB 26(STA) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0026B.PDF) - [SB 26 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0026A) - [SB 26 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0026A.PDF) ## Related - [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34) - [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34) - [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34) - [HB 246: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY FUNDING](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB246-34) - [HB 195: PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB195-34) - [HB 73: COMPLEX CARE RESIDENTIAL HOMES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB73-34) - [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills) - [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB26-34 (as of 2026-11-04).