Eliminates daylight savings time; repealer
This bill eliminates New York State's practice of changing clocks for daylight saving time. It repeals the law requiring clocks to be set forward on the last Sunday in April and back on the last Sunday in October, meaning the state would permanently stay on standard time year-round. The bill directly affects all state agencies, courts, local governments, and public proceedings that currently follow the daylight saving schedule. Key provisions include amending state laws to remove the clock change provisions and repealing a related New York City administrative code section. The change would take effect January 1, 2028.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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This bill amends New York's timekeeping laws by correcting the standard time meridian reference from the seventy-fifth meridian to the sixtieth meridian, while maintaining the state's exemption from daylight savings time. The correction aligns the legal standard time definition with the actual time zone used throughout New York State.
Scope change
The bill applies statewide to all courts, public officers, and legal proceedings regarding time standards.
DEFINITION
Corrected the standard time meridian reference from the seventy-fifth meridian to the sixtieth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich
TECHNICAL
Added committee discharge language indicating the bill was amended and reprinted before being recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations
Updated bill identification numbers from A 4531 to A 4531--A and revised page numbering in the legislative document
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4531A
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Angelo Morinello
RRepublican
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