State Representative Brad Halbrook | Illinois General Assembly
State Representative Brad Halbrook | Illinois General Assembly
According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Makes other changes."
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill amends the Time Standardization Act to make daylight saving time the year-round standard time for the entire state of Illinois. Effective from 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March 2026, the state's clocks will be permanently advanced one hour. Consequently, in all legal and official contexts, including statutes, government orders, school schedules, and contracts, the time used shall be the new standard of year-round daylight saving time. This adjustment aligns with performance timings for acts by any state officers, departments, or agencies and determines the time frame within which rights accrue or actions must be performed under Illinois jurisdiction.
Brad Halbrook has proposed one other bill since the beginning of the 104th session.
Brad Halbrook is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 107th House District. He replaced previous state representative Blaine Wilhour in 2023.
Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.
You can read more about bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB1400 | 01/16/2025 | Amends the Time Standardization Act. Provides that daylight saving time shall be the year-round standard time of the entire State. Makes other changes. |
| HB1347 | 01/14/2025 | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding prohibited acts, provides that no person shall operate a commercial energy conversion facility in a manner that causes, threatens, or allows the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid from the facility. Provides that any person who violates this prohibition shall, for each day of violation, be liable for a civil penalty of $1,000. Provides for a 100% reduction in penalty for a person who promptly self-discloses noncompliance with this provision and promptly begins repairs. |
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