Daylight saving time: Here’s when clocks ‘spring forward’
It’s March, everyone, and despite what Punxsutawney Phil said, spring could very well be just around the corner.
Which begs the question: when is daylight saving time?
The days will start getting lighter when folks set their clocks forward this Sunday. Unfortunately, this does mean we’ll all be losing an hour of sleep, but not a bad price to pay for more sunshine.
However, Pennsylvania residents may soon no longer abide by daylight saving time rules. PennLive previously reported in April 2021 how the state House of Representatives passed a bill in a 103-98 vote that would do away with the practice all together and, therefore, making daylight saving time permanent.
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In March 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States. However, the bill was never taken up in the U.S. House.
But what would be the point of doing so? Well, the same PennLive article explains that various studies show how a permanent daylight saving time has a series of benefits such as saving energy, reducing traffic crashes, reducing crime, and generally leading to healthier lifestyles.
“In the future, I think this is a very positive reform for Pennsylvania, changing time twice a year is incredibly inefficient and an outside practice,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh County, to PennLive.
“I think there is a movement afoot to go toward some type of permanent time and I want to be a part of that.”
Pennsylvania isn’t the only state with this mindset, either: According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), there have been a total of 18 states in recent years that have enacted similar legislation such as Alabama and Montana.
Further information regarding this legislation remains pending.
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