North Dakota lawmakers in the state House have passed legislation by a vote of 55-37 to end daylight saving time. The legislation still needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND).

A bill that would end Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota has passed in the House. If it becomes law, you would not have to set clocks forward an hour every spring and back again in the fall. Representatives in favor of the bill argued that the time change often results in sleep debt and can

North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers. The House voted 55-37 to approve House Bill 1259, which would keep the state on standard time year-round.

The chamber moved to increase the voter approval required to change the state constitution from a simple majority to 60%. Voters would need to approve the change in the 2026 general election.

House Bill 1259 would eliminate daylight saving time in North Dakota, instead having the state observe standard time year-round.

North Dakota lawmakers passed a bill ending Daylight Saving Time and forcing permanent standard time. The House voted 55 to 37 in favor of sending House Bill 1259 to the Senate. It does not change any time zone lines.

No one spoke in opposition to the bill during the House floor session. Rep. Jared Hendrix, R-Fargo, who chaired the committee that sponsored the term limits measure, was among law