Nevada: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Nevada observes daylight saving time; bills to exempt the state or change its time have not become law.
Nevada has no state law exempting itself, so federal law puts it on daylight saving time. A 2025 bill, AB 81, would have kept Nevada on Pacific Standard Time all year, but it failed, as did another 2025 time bill. The status is inferred from federal law and the failed bills.
What the law says
...however, (1) any State that lies entirely within one time zone may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if that law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable during that period, and (2) any State with parts thereof in more than one time zone may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within any time zone.
Sources
- 15 U.S.C. § 260a (Uniform Time Act, state exemption) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
- Nevada AB 81 (2025), bill text and Legislative Counsel's Digest Official · archive.leg.state.nv.us
- NCSL, Daylight Saving Time State Legislation (updated Oct. 12, 2026) Secondary · ncsl.org
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Daylight Saving Time Official · transportation.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Nevada Legislature
- Website
- leg.state.nv.us
How bordering states compare
- Arizona No DST (standard time all year)Arizona does not observe daylight saving time and stays on Mountain Standard Time all year.
- California Observes DSTCalifornia observes daylight saving time; a 2018 ballot measure lets lawmakers change that, but no change has been enacted.
- Idaho Observes DST, law to go year-roundIdaho observes daylight saving time; a 2020 law would make it permanent in Idaho's Pacific time zone once Washington does.
- Oregon Observes DST, law to go year-roundOregon observes daylight saving time; a 2019 law moves it to year-round if California and Washington do the same.
- Utah Observes DST, law to go year-roundUtah observes daylight saving time and has a 2020 law to stay on it all year if Congress and four western states act.