SB 1038 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to standards of time.

Summary
Maintains current time standards in Oregon unless certain conditions are met. For the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on standard time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if California and Washington make the same change within the next 10 years. Restores current time standards if California and Washington do not make the standard time change within 10 years. Alternatively, for the part of the state located in the Pacific Time Zone, abolishes the annual one-hour change in time and maintains the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on daylight saving time for all 12 months of the calendar year, if Congress enacts a law authorizing states to elect year-round daylight saving time and if California and Washington establish daylight saving time as the standard of time year-round. Restores current time standards if Congress fails to authorize daylight saving time or if California and Washington do not make daylight saving time their year-round standard of time within 10 years. Provides that standards of time in the Mountain Time Zone portion of Oregon remain unchanged.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs by order of the President.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors