Nineteen states have enacted laws favoring permanent daylight saving time, but none can take effect without federal action. The Senate has not scheduled a vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, so Americans are likely to turn clocks back an hour on Nov. 1 unless Congress acts.
The 19 states are Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Delaware and Utah also make their laws conditional on surrounding states adopting permanent daylight saving time. Federal law allows states to observe permanent standard time, as Arizona and Hawaii do, but not permanent daylight saving time.
The Senate returned on Sept. 14 after a five-week recess, and Congress is scheduled to begin another extended recess on Oct. 5. In 2026, 16 states introduced 23 bills concerning daylight and standard time, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.