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SB 541 VA
Passed One Chamber

Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 541 would establish permanent Eastern Standard Time as the sole time zone in the Commonwealth. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to eliminate daylight saving time and keep the state on Eastern Standard Time year-round.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-253 of the Code of Virginia, relating to time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth.

Sponsor (1)
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (18)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101613D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Feb 11, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  4. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 4-N) · upper
  5. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
  9. Feb 16, 2026 General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to · upper
  10. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  15. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  16. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  17. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) · lower
  18. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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