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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1197: Permanent standard time.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1197 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permanent standard time. . Primary sponsor: Roger Niello (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing state law, Proposition 7, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, sets the standard time for California and sets daylight saving time to begin each March and end each November, as specified. Proposition 7 authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 23 vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and authorizes the Legislature to amend these provisions by a 23 vote to provide for the application of year-round daylight saving time when authorized by federal law.

This bill would repeal daylight saving time in the state and the provisions regarding the Legislature’s authority to amend the above-described provisions by a 23 vote. The bill would instead require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to observe year-round standard time. The bill would exempt the state and all political subdivisions of the state from the provisions of federal law that establish the advancement of time. If the federal government adopts year-long daylight saving time, the bill would require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to set time to conform with that adoption, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roger NielloPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Steven ChoiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. Set for hearing May 14.
  3. April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  4. Set for hearing April 20.
  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 3756.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. Set for hearing April 7.
  7. Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
  8. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
  9. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page