The Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026 would make standard time permanent nationwide while allowing individual states to choose whether to observe daylight saving time instead. The bill repeals the federal requirement for daylight saving time and gives states the flexibility to either stay on standard time year-round or adopt daylight saving time through their own legislation. States with multiple time zones would have the option to apply their chosen time standard uniformly across the entire state or vary it by time zone. The changes would take effect on the first Sunday of November following the bill's enactment. This legislation primarily affects all Americans by potentially ending the twice-yearly time changes, though the actual impact would depend on which states choose to observe daylight saving time versus standard time.
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