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Last action · January 22, 2026

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Introduced January 14, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB368

AN ACT relating to exempting the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the observance of daylight saving time.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the advancement of time known as daylight saving time; require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its political subdivisions to at all times observe the standard time of the United States; EFFECTIVE October 31, 2026.

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This bill would end daylight saving time in Kentucky, keeping the state on standard time year-round instead of shifting clocks forward in spring and back in fall. It would take effect October 31, 2026, and would apply to state government and all local governments across Kentucky. Who it may affect: all Kentuckians, as well as employers, schools, and local governments that set schedules around the current time changes.

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