Why these 2 states didn't ‘spring forward' to daylight saving time this morning
(NEXSTAR) — You may have been groggy this morning thanks to our clocks 'springing forward' an hour overnight. Unless, of course, you live in either of the two states that don't observe daylight saving time.
Then this Sunday is just like every other Sunday.
While the rest of the U.S. uses daylight saving time to gain additional sunlight when we want it most, it's an abundance of sunshine that keeps two states on standard time year-round.
What would change if daylight saving time became permanent?
It's Hawaii and most of Arizona that remain on standard time all year, skipping the switching of the clocks in March and November.
Arizona — with the exception of the Navajo Nation — has observed Mountain Standard Time year-round since 1968. By remaining on standard time, Arizona sees an earlier sunset (at least according to the clocks,) which offers quicker relief on hot summer days, The Arizona Republic explains.
In Hawaii, the driving force to its standard time observation is its proximity to the quarter, which means there isn't much difference in how much sun they see throughout the year. And why bother 'saving' daylight when you already get so much of it?
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Several states have considered replicating Hawaii and Arizona, including more than a dozen where legislation for permanent standard time has been introduced this year.
Under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, states can exempt themselves from daylight saving time by observing permanent standard time year-round, but they cannot observe permanent daylight saving time all year.
Many states — including some also considering permanent standard time — have seen attempts to observe permanent daylight saving time in recent months.
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Congress has tried to pass laws to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
Four related bills — two to enact permanent daylight saving time and two to give states the power to observe it year-round — have been introduced in Congress this year. All three remain in committees as of early March.
As for now, our clocks are set to 'fall back' an hour on November 2.
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