Vermont · VT · Time & calendar
Vermont: Does the state observe daylight saving time?
Observes DST
Vermont observes daylight saving time by statute and has not passed a law to change that.
Vermont law sets Eastern Standard Time and moves clocks ahead one hour as federal law provides. The Governor may adjust the period by proclamation to match a neighboring state. A 2026 bill for year-round standard time (H.538) never left committee, and earlier bills failed.
What the law says
(a) The standard time within the State of Vermont shall be based on the mean astronomical time of 75° of longitude west from Greenwich, known and designated as "U.S. Eastern Standard Time," except as provided in 15 U.S.C. § 260a, when standard time shall be advanced one hour. The period of time so advanced may be called "daylight saving time."
Sources
- 1 V.S.A. § 431 Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- Vermont Legislature, H.538 (2026) Official · legislature.vermont.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Vermont General Assembly
- Phone
- (802) 828-2228
- Website
- legislature.vermont.gov
How bordering states compare
- Massachusetts Observes DSTMassachusetts observes daylight saving time and has no enacted law to switch to year-round daylight or standard time.
- New Hampshire Observes DSTNew Hampshire observes daylight saving time under state law and has not enacted a year-round time law.
- New York Observes DSTNew York observes daylight saving time and has no enacted law to go year-round.