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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 566: Relating to standards of 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 566 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to standards of time. Primary sponsor: Dick Anderson (Republican), Kim Thatcher (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

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

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dick AndersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Kim ThatcherPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Public Hearing held.
  3. Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.
  4. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source