North Dakota Republican Rep. Julie Fedorchak voted in favor of making daylight saving time permanent. Rep. Julie Fedorchak
The topic has been a subject of debate in North Dakota legislative sessions. In 2025, North Dakota House lawmakers approved a bill to exempt the state from daylight saving time. The Senate amended the bill to put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time, but Senate lawmakers later defeated the bill. Some opponents to North Dakota’s legislation argued it would cause confusion for border citi…