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HB 1149 · 2026 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Abolishing daylight saving time

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relative to abolishing daylight saving time.

Provides that New Hampshire shall abolish daylight saving time once Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine have all voted to do so.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill provides that New Hampshire shall abolish daylight savings time once Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine have all voted to do so.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Timothy HorriganDPrime
  • Rep. Joe AlexanderRChair· Housing

Public testimony

32 signed in online · 12 wrote testimony

97% support3% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please approve HB1149. Permanent Eastern Standard Time is the federally approved and widely endorsed way to ditch the Daylight Saving Time switch.…”
— Dr. David Levavi, Manchestersupports
“Although I am not a New Hampshire resident, this bill would affect me, and I strongly support it. I would like all New England states to do away with the twice-yearlly clock change and to use Eastern Standard Time year-round.…”
— Deborah Kozlowski, WHITE RIVER JUNCTIONsupports
“I am one of the public that is seriously affected by Daylight Savings Time. It wreaks havoc with my biology. Being an early riser, just as it starts getting lighter early in the spring, DST comes around and moves the light back another hour.…”
— Steven LHeureux, Woodsvillesupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-02-0410:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationGP 231Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 8
  2. Feb 4, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2026 10:20 am GP 231
  3. Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 10:20 am GP 231
  4. Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 13-2; CC) HC 10 P. 19
  5. Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 40

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.