This bill proposes the elimination of daylight saving time in Nebraska and makes several amendments to existing statutes to reflect this change. Specifically, it amends sections related to time zones and polling hours during elections. The bill establishes that Nebraska will no longer observe daylight saving time, and the standard time will be based on the Uniform Time Act of 1966, applicable to both the central and mountain time zones. The bill also includes provisions that will come into effect only if neighboring states—namely Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming—adopt similar laws to not observe daylight saving time.

In addition to the changes regarding daylight saving time, the bill updates the language in various sections to replace references to "Central Standard or Central Daylight" and "Mountain Standard or Mountain Daylight" with "central" and "mountain" time zones. It also specifies that the sick leave and vacation leave accounts for state employees will be balanced according to "central time" instead of "Central Standard Time." The bill repeals the original sections that are being amended, ensuring that the new provisions are clearly established in the 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