Texas HB1393 Daylight Saving Time
Summary
Texas HB1393 was signed into law on June 20, 2025, establishing daylight saving time as the year-round standard time for the state. The bill passed the House 133-11 and the Senate 31-0 after bipartisan sponsorship. This change requires federal authorization under existing federal law governing time zones.
What changed
Texas House Bill 1393 enacts year-round daylight saving time for the state of Texas, eliminating the twice-yearly transition to standard time. The bill was introduced November 18, 2024, passed the House on April 16, 2025, passed the Senate on May 22, 2025, and received the Governor's signature on June 20, 2025.
Businesses and government agencies in Texas should review scheduling systems, payroll processes, and employment contracts to prepare for permanent daylight saving time. Note that under federal law (15 U.S.C. ยง 260a), states may only exempt themselves from daylight saving time entirely, not adopt it year-round without federal action. Compliance teams should monitor whether federal authorization is obtained for this state law to take effect.
What to do next
- Review scheduling and payroll systems for daylight saving time adjustments
- Monitor for federal authorization required for year-round DST implementation
- Update internal time-keeping policies once federal approval is obtained
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Texas / HB1393 Effective Date HB1393 House Bill Effective Date 2025-06-20
Relating to daylight saving time.
Bill Details
State Texas
Session 89th Legislature Regular Session
Chamber House
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Sponsors
William Metcalf (Rep - R) Trent Ashby (Rep - R) John McQueeney (Rep - R) John Bucy (Rep - D) Pat Curry (Rep - R) Ryan Guillen (Rep - R) Janis Holt (Rep - R) Carrie Isaac (Rep - R) Shelby Slawson (Rep - R) Paul Bettencourt (Sen - R) Carol Alvarado (Sen - D) Jose Menendez (Sen - D) Mayes Middleton (Sen - R)
Action History
2025-06-20 See remarks for effective date 2025-06-20 Signed by the Governor 2025-05-26 Sent to the Governor 2025-05-25 S Signed in the Senate 2025-05-24 H Signed in the House 2025-05-23 H Reported enrolled 2025-05-22 H Senate passage reported 2025-05-22 S Record vote 2025-05-22 S Passed 2025-05-22 S Read 3rd time 2025-05-22 S Record vote 2025-05-22 S Three day rule suspended 2025-05-22 S Record vote 2025-05-22 S Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading 2025-05-22 S Record vote 2025-05-22 S Rules suspended-Regular order of business 2025-05-22 S Placed on intent calendar 2025-05-22 S Co-sponsor authorized 2025-05-06 S Committee report printed and distributed 2025-05-06 S Reported favorably w/o amendments 2025-05-05 S Vote taken in committee 2025-05-05 S Considered in public hearing 2025-05-01 S Left pending in committee 2025-05-01 S Testimony taken in committee 2025-05-01 S Considered in public hearing 2025-05-01 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 2025-05-01 S Co-sponsor authorized 2025-04-24 S Referred to State Affairs 2025-04-24 S Read first time 2025-04-16 S Received from the House 2025-04-16 H Reported engrossed 2025-04-16 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#221 2025-04-16 H Passed 2025-04-16 H Read 3rd time 2025-04-15 H Record vote RV#203 2025-04-15 H Passed to engrossment as amended 2025-04-15 H Record vote RV#202 2025-04-15 H Amended 1-McQueeney and Metcalf 2025-04-15 H Read 2nd time 2025-04-15 H Placed on General State Calendar 2025-04-09 H Considered in Calendars 2025-04-02 H Committee report sent to Calendars 2025-04-01 H Committee report distributed 2025-04-01 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator 2025-03-26 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) 2025-03-26 H Considered in public hearing 2025-03-19 H Left pending in committee 2025-03-19 H Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee 2025-03-19 H Considered in public hearing 2025-03-19 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 2025-03-11 H Referred to State Affairs 2025-03-11 H Read first time 2024-11-18 H Filed
Votes
2025-04-15 RV#202 Yea: 138 Nay: 4 2025-04-15 Record vote RV#203 Yea: 131 Nay: 13 2025-04-16 Read 3rd time RV#221 Yea: 133 Nay: 11 2025-05-22 Rules suspended-Regular order of business Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Three day rule suspended Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Read 3rd time Yea: 31 Nay: 0 2025-05-22 Rules suspended-Regular order of business Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Three day rule suspended Yea: 26 Nay: 5 2025-05-22 Read 3rd time Yea: 31 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2025-03-11 H State Affairs 2025-04-24 S State Affairs
Amendments
2025-04-15 House Amendment (H 2) 1-McQueeney Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2024-11-18 Introduced 2025-04-01 Comm Sub 2025-04-16 Engrossed 2025-05-06 Comm Sub 2025-05-23 Enrolled
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