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Maryland: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Maryland observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change that.
Federal law puts a state on daylight saving time unless it passes a law opting out, and federal sources list only Hawaii and Arizona as states that opt out. This answer is an inference: Maryland is not on the federal list of exceptions, and no enacted Maryland law for year-round time was found. Maryland's own statute sets the state's standard time and has no year-round clause. The most recent bill for year-round daylight time, in 2025, was withdrawn.
What the law says
DST is not observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the state of Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe DST).
Sources
- Md. Code, General Provisions § 1-301 (standard time) Official · mgaleg.maryland.gov
- NIST: Daylight Saving Time Official · nist.gov
- 15 U.S.C. § 260a (Uniform Time Act) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
- NCSL: Daylight Saving Time State Legislation Secondary · ncsl.org
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Daylight Saving Time Official · transportation.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Maryland General Assembly
- Website
- mgaleg.maryland.gov
How bordering states compare
- Delaware Observes DST, law to go year-roundDelaware observes daylight saving time, but a 2019 law would move it to Atlantic time year-round if neighboring states and federal officials act.
- Pennsylvania Observes DSTPennsylvania observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change it.
- Virginia Observes DSTVirginia observes daylight saving time under federal law and has not enacted a law to change that.
- West Virginia Observes DSTWest Virginia observes daylight saving time by statute and has not passed a law to change that.