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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 51: Permanent standard time.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 51 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Permanent standard time. . Primary sponsor: Roger Niello (R). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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. The bill would make related findings and declarations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roger NielloPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Steven ChoiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Robert GarciaCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly50
Brian JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Tri TaCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly70

“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. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
  2. May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  3. Set for hearing May 23.
  4. May 5 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  5. Set for hearing May 5.
  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 809.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  7. Set for hearing April 21.
  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
  9. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
  11. Referred to Com. on RLS.
  12. Read first time.

Sources

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