Nebraska: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Nebraska observes daylight saving time under state law and has not enacted a year-round time law.
Nebraska's statutes set standard time under the federal Uniform Time Act in both the Central and Mountain time zones, and they provide for daylight time each year. The listed April and October dates are outdated; the federal March and November dates apply. A 2021 bill for year-round daylight time, LB 283, was indefinitely postponed in 2022, and LB 34, a year-round daylight time bill that reached final reading in 2025, was indefinitely postponed in April 2026.
What the law says
Daylight time for the State of Nebraska shall be in effect from the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October of each year at such clock time as is prescribed in the Uniform Time Act of 1966.
Sources
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1302 (Daylight time; when) Official · nebraskalegislature.gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1301 (Standard time for Nebraska) Official · nebraskalegislature.gov
- LB 283 (107th Legislature) history: indefinitely postponed Apr. 20, 2022 Official · nebraskalegislature.gov
- NCSL, Daylight Saving Time State Legislation (updated Oct. 12, 2026) Secondary · ncsl.org
- LB 34 (109th Legislature) history Official · nebraskalegislature.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Nebraska Legislature
- Website
- nebraskalegislature.gov
How bordering states compare
- Colorado Observes DST, law to go year-roundColorado observes daylight saving time, but a 2022 law would make it year-round if Congress allows and four other Mountain states agree.
- Iowa Observes DSTIowa observes daylight saving time under state law and has not enacted a law to change that.
- Kansas Observes DSTKansas observes daylight saving time and has not enacted a law to change that.
- Missouri Observes DSTMissouri observes daylight saving time; no law to change that has been enacted, though the House passed a trigger bill in 2026.
- South Dakota Observes DSTSouth Dakota observes daylight saving time under federal law and has not passed a law to change that.
- Wyoming Observes DST, law to go year-roundWyoming observes daylight saving time and has a 2020 law to stay on it all year if Congress and three other western states act.