(NEXSTAR) – As the calendar turns to November, our clocks will also return to Standard Time as Daylight Saving Time (not Daylight Saving Time). Savings) Time is coming to an end. Several states We were hoping to avoid a second seasonal time change this year, however Only two miss getting an hour of sleep Sunday.
In all but four states, lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at doing so “Lock the clocks.” (Technically, the number is 14, more on that in a moment.)
There are still bills in Congress that would make the United States permanent daylight saving time or give states more power to observe it themselves. Until he got one An aptly named hearing that Scheer might have appreciatedjust for Recent efforts to speed this up will be thwarted.
The same can be said for several bills related to changing seasonal time that have been introduced at the state level over the past year.
Some legislation was passed, including a Concurrent Senate Resolution In California, it recognizesHealth Benefits of Standing Standard Time“Pennsylvania became the newest state Pass the legislation Require Congress to end the semi-annual change of clocks. Similar legislation appears to have stalled in other states this year.
two other states, who and Texaspassed bills to put their states on permanent daylight saving time, pending federal approval or action. They join Eight other states Which did the same thing.
Those eight states — Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming — plus Arizona and Hawaiiwas among a total of 14 states that did not see any daylight saving time legislation introduced during the current legislative session. The other four are New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
At least fifty pieces of legislation (some of which are companion pieces introduced in each chamber) have been introduced regarding seasonal time changes in the states this year.
The map below provides an overview of the type of legislation introduced in each state, and the status of those efforts as of October.
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Below is an additional overview of bills introduced this year.
Alaska
Four bills – two permanent standard timetwo permanent daylight Save time – It was submitted. Nothing passed.
Arkansas
A invoice That would always make the standard time dead in committee.
ca
A invoice To make standard time all year round, which would do the trick Granted by voters in 2018He remains on the committee.
Connecticut
A invoice To put Connecticut on permanent daylight saving time, with federal approval, if Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York enact such legislation, it has been referred to committee.
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Board of Elections Text of a measure that would exempt the region from observing daylight saving time was recently approved.
Idaho
A invoice To put Idaho on permanent standard time, if Washington and Oregon do the same, was introduced earlier this year.
illinois
numerous Bills in Senate and houseto activate permanent daylight saving time in Illinois, as well resolution Congress urged to make it the law of the land, introduced this year. They did not pass.
Indiana
Three bills, one in state Senate and two in houseto exempt Indiana from daylight saving time, remain on the committee.
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A invoice To make daylight saving time permanent in Iowa, it was referred to a House subcommittee and recommended for passage. similar invoice In the Senate, it remains in a subcommittee.
Kansas
A invoice To put Kansas on permanent standard time while leaving the door open to switch to permanent daylight saving time after a congressional action that was referred to committee. It passed through the Senate and moved to the House, but the Legislature was adjourned until January 2026.
Kentucky
A invoice The decision to make standard time permanent in Kentucky was sent to the committee, where it remained.
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The state’s passage of a bill to observe daylight saving time year-round, with federal approval, was accompanied by death invoice That would make the state’s standard time permanent.
Maryland
A invoice A project to make daylight saving time permanent in Maryland was withdrawn by its sponsor in February, and no additional legislation has been introduced since then.
Massachusetts
numerous Bills They are not Perpetual standard time, as well invoice For permanent daylight saving time, it was submitted and referred to the committees.
Michigan
A invoice Michigan’s exemption from daylight saving time was referred to the commission in March.
Minnesota
While the state He agreed to a plan To enact permanent daylight saving time in 2021, companion bills introduced this year would put Minnesota on permanent standard time until Congress says the state can observe daylight saving time year-round. both of them Bills They are on the committee.
Mississippi
legislation Daylight saving time was declared permanent in Mississippi in March.
Missouri
A invoice This would put Missouri on permanent standard time, but switching it to permanent daylight saving time if the United States does so was introduced earlier this year.
Montana
legislation The one who would make standard time permanent in Montana died in May.
nebraska
Two bills – one For permanent daylight saving time, The other For permanent standard time – the final readings were scheduled for March. Another resolution calling on Nebraska’s congressional delegation to “take affirmative action to reform the current approach to daylight saving time” was referred to the committee.
Nevada
A invoice The resolution to make standard time permanent in Nevada passed through the Assembly but stalled in a Senate committee. No further action is permitted on the legislation. A Similar invoice In the Senate he faced a similar fate.
New Jersey
A invoice Year-round standard time compliance was introduced in New Jersey in February and referred to committee, as was the standing legislation Daylight saving time The time he gave last year.
New York
Several pieces of legislation related to daylight saving time have been introduced in New York this year. They will create a file a task power To study the effects of daylight saving time on the state, make daylight to provide time Permanent, or He makes standard time permanent. Nothing passed.
North Carolina
A invoice Permanent daylight saving time was introduced in North Carolina in February and referred to committee.
North Dakota
A invoice It would have been introduced and passed by the House of Representatives to make standard time permanent in North Dakota. It was later amended to call for permanent daylight saving time by the Senate before failing to pass. last invoice Making the standard time permanent failed to pass the House.
Ohio
House and Senate versions of A accuracy Asking Congress to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent In Committee.
Oklahoma
A invoice The call for permanent record time was recommended for passage, but failed to receive enough votes in March.
Oregon
A invoice To put all but one county in Oregon, Malheur County, on permanent standard time if California and Washington do the same in the next 10 years remains in committee. If California and Washington choose year-round daylight saving time, and Congress approves it, the entire state of Oregon, with the exception of Malheur County, would do the same. Malheur County, the only county in the state on Mountain Time, will not be affected.
A invoice With a similar goal, without the requirement of permanent daylight saving time, he is also a member of the committee.
Pennsylvania
Bills are calling for Permanent standard time and Perpetual daylight Save time They were referred to committees.
South Carolina
bills for Permanent standard time and Permanent daylight saving time Introduced in South Carolina; Both remain on the committee.
South Dakota
A bill that would make standard time permanent in South Dakota Failed to pass Earlier this year.
Texas
Since daylight saving time legislation became law in June, two similar Bills It is now unlikely to pass. The same is likely to apply to numerous Bills That would put Texas in a permanent situation Standard timeAnd also A Joint decision and invoice Who called for year-round daylight saving time.
subscriber Decisions (three Total) and a invoice To give voters the opportunity to consider what permanent time they would like to observe, it was also introduced.
Utah
The bill that would have put Utah on year-round standard time was On offer indefinitely.
Virginia
Separate bills for clock locking in Virginia – one in progress Standard timeand the other on Daylight saving time – Failed to pass earlier this year.
Washington
A invoice To make standard time the year-round time in Washington remains in a Senate committee.
West Virginia
two Bills The repeal of daylight saving time in West Virginia has been referred to the committee.
wisconsin
legislation To lock Wisconsin’s hours to standard time remains In the committee.
States can opt for permanent standard time, although it exists Bill in Congress Which may allow them to lock their clocks to permanent daylight saving time.
Without federal action or your state opting for year-round standard time, we will change our clocks back to daylight saving time on March 8 of next year.