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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 541: Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth.

Passed one chamber 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 541 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Richard Stuart (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote).

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.

Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth. Provides that the Commonwealth shall observe Eastern Standard Time year-round upon the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland enacting legislation providing that United States Eastern Standard Time shall be observed in all parts of the respective district or state year-round.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard StuartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Christie CraigCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Tammy MulchiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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. Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
  2. Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
  3. Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Committee on Rules
  5. Read first time
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
  8. Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
  9. General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
  10. Read second time
  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  12. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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