It’s time to Spring Forward again, as most of the U.S. shifts Sunday into. If it were up to some lawmakers, the lost hour of sleep every March would be but a fixture of the past.
Eighteen states have passed legislation or resolutions in the past four years making daylight-saving time permanent, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. In 2022, 28 states are weighing bills regarding the time changes, according to the group, which tracks state laws. The majority of the 68 measures seek to make daylight-saving time the permanent standard—making the changes less likely to be swiftly enacted.
A pedestrian crosses Pennsylvania Avenue at sunrise near the U.S. Capitol. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia observe daylight saving time eight months a year.A bipartisan group of senators, including Marco Rubio and Ed Markey , reintroduced legislation in March 2021 to make daylight-saving time the year-round standard. The legislation would allow similar laws passed in states including Florida, Georgia, Delaware, Oregon and Louisiana to take effect.
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