The proposed bill aims to eliminate daylight saving time in Nebraska by amending several sections of the Reissue Revised Statutes and the Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement. Key changes include the establishment of standard time in Nebraska as the time set by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, specifically stating that the state will not observe daylight saving time. This change will take effect on January 1 of the year following the adoption of similar laws by neighboring states, including Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Additionally, the bill modifies polling hours for elections in the mountain and central time zones, ensuring that polls open and close at consistent times without reference to daylight saving adjustments.

The bill also includes provisions to harmonize existing laws with the new standard time, such as adjusting the time references in sections related to sick leave and vacation leave for state employees. For instance, the sick leave account will now be balanced at 11:59 p.m. central time instead of Central Standard Time, and similar adjustments are made for vacation leave calculations. The original sections of the statutes that reference daylight saving time are repealed to reflect these changes. Overall, the bill seeks to simplify timekeeping in Nebraska by removing the biannual clock changes associated with daylight saving time.

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