Provide for year-round daylight saving time
LB 34 would establish year-round daylight saving time in Nebraska, eliminating the current seasonal time change. It amends statutes to set Nebraska's standard time permanently to daylight saving time (UTC-5 in the central zone, UTC-6 in the mountain zone), affecting all residents and businesses. Key provisions update election hours (e.g., polls closing at 8 p.m. statewide instead of 7 p.m. in mountain time zones) and adjust state employee schedules (e.g., sick leave and vacation balances calculated using daylight saving time references). The bill repeals existing seasonal time change language in sections 49-1301 and 49-1302.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrollment and Review ER16
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Final Reading
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered and its title changed to reflect a shift from 'Enrollment and Review' to 'Final Reading', indicating it has passed the legislative process. The core policy content remains focused on establishing year-round daylight saving time and updating election hours, with no substantive changes to the actual laws or their application.
TIMELINE
The bill's procedural status changed from 'Enrollment and Review' to 'Final Reading', and the sponsor name was updated from Guereca to Hunt and Conrad.
TECHNICAL
Minor text corrections were made throughout the document, such as standardizing time zone names (e.g., changing 'Mountain Standard' to 'Mountain Standard') and fixing date references in the daylight saving time section.
Floor votes · Legislature Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
27–18
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER16 adopted
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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