Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026.
Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is hereby repealed.
Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (15 U.S.C. 261; commonly known as the Calder Act), is amended—
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
A State may by law provide that the standard time for such State shall be advanced by 1 hour (either year-round or for a portion of the year, as specified in such law), but only if such law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the same standard time.
In the case of a State that has areas within more than 1 time zone, such State may by law provide for—
the standard time for the entire State to be advanced as described in paragraph (1); or
the standard time for the entire area of such State lying within any time zone to be advanced by 1 hour (either year-round or for a portion of the year, as specified in such law).
In this subsection, the term State has the meaning given such term in section 7 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 267).
The second sentence of section 1(a) of the Act of March 19, 1918 (15 U.S.C. 261(a)), is amended by striking Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a), and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b),.
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first Sunday of November that first occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.