This bill proposes amendments to various sections of Nebraska's statutes to establish year-round daylight saving time. It modifies the definitions of standard time in Nebraska, specifying that the state will observe Coordinated Universal Time minus five hours for the central time zone and minus six hours for the mountain time zone. The bill also stipulates that daylight saving time will be in effect from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November, but this provision will become null and void if the new standard time becomes operative. Additionally, the bill harmonizes the time references in the context of election polling hours and the balancing of sick leave and vacation leave accounts for state employees.

Key changes include the replacement of "Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight" and "Central Standard or Central Daylight" with "mountain" and "central," respectively, in the context of polling hours. The bill also updates the language regarding the sick leave account and vacation leave for state employees, ensuring that these accounts are balanced according to "central time" instead of "Central Standard Time." The original sections of the statutes being amended are repealed, indicating a comprehensive update to the time-related provisions in Nebraska law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 32-908, 49-1301, 49-1302, 81-1323, 81-1328
Final Reading: 32-908, 49-1301, 49-1302, 81-1323, 81-1328