Alabama · AL · Time & calendar
Alabama: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST, law to go year-round
Alabama changes its clocks for daylight saving time, but a 2021 law would keep it on daylight time all year if Congress allows.
Governor Kay Ivey signed SB 388 (Act 2021-421) on May 13, 2021. It only takes effect if Congress changes federal law to let states stay on daylight saving time all year, which has not happened. Until then, Alabama springs forward and falls back like most states. The law has no condition about neighboring states.
Conditions
- Congress must amend 15 U.S.C. 260a to allow year-round daylight saving time
What the law says
If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. § 260a to authorize states to observe Daylight Saving Time year-round, the State of Alabama shall adopt Daylight Saving Time as the year-round standard of time for the entire state and all of its political subdivisions.
Sources
- Alabama SB 388 (2021), enrolled act Official · alison.legislature.state.al.us
- NCSL, Daylight Saving Time State Legislation (enactment date) Secondary · ncsl.org
- Alabama Secretary of State: Act 2021-421 (SB 388), approved May 13, 2021 Official · arc-sos.state.al.us
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Alabama Legislature
- Website
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
How bordering states compare
- Florida Observes DST, law to go year-roundFlorida observes daylight saving time, but its 2018 Sunshine Protection Act would make it year-round if Congress allows.
- Georgia Observes DST, law to go year-roundGeorgia observes daylight saving time, but a 2021 law would keep it on daylight time all year if Congress allows.
- Mississippi Observes DST, law to go year-roundMississippi observes daylight saving time but passed a 2021 law to stay on it year-round if Congress allows.
- Tennessee Observes DST, law to go year-roundTennessee observes daylight saving time and has a 2019 law to stay on it all year once Congress allows it.