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As Americans once again adjust to a changed schedule this Sunday, more states this past year joined the group to make daylight saving permanent as soon as the 

Twice a year, millions of Americans — with the exception of those living in Hawaii or Arizona — participate in setting their clocks either backward or forward. But over the years, support for ending a confusing practice that disturbs everyone's schedule continues to grow. 

, which would make daylight saving permanent for the entire nation, remains stalled in Congress. But here's a breakdown of which states are getting ready in anticipation of its passage, 

according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures. 

In 2021, Alabama legislators, along with Gov. Kay Ivey, 

 that would make daylight saving permanent as soon as the federal government also passed a similar measure.

 that would make daylight saving permanent as soon as the U.S. government approved a similar measure.

that would put the state in the Atlantic Standard Time zone, thereby permanently adopting daylight saving time, so long as the neighboring states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland also did the same.

In 2018, Florida legislators became the first to 

 that would make daylight saving permanent in the state as soon as the federal government also approved the measure.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sponsored the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent for the entire country.

that would make daylight saving permanent, pending congressional approval.

Because the state is divided into two different time zones, legislators signed a measure in 2020 that 

would make daylight saving time permanent

 for the northern part of the state so long as the state of Washington did the same.

 that would make daylight saving permanent, pending congressional approval.

 that would make daylight saving permanent as soon as the federal government passed a similar measure.

After a bill that would have pushed the state's clock forward one hour by switching to Atlantic Standard Time failed in 2017, 

it didn't seem likely that the state would make a change

Until two years later, when the Maine legislature passed a bill stating that it would immediately adopt daylight saving time year-round, so long as the federal government approves it.

passed two corresponding House and Senate bills 

that would make daylight saving permanent in the state following federal approval.

 that would make daylight saving permanent as soon as the federal government enacted a similar measure.

Similarly to Delaware, Montana legislators 

 that would make daylight saving time permanent as soon as several surrounding states do the same.

 calling on Congress to pass the Sunshine Protection Act.

 that would make daylight saving time year-round. But one of its counties, Malheur, would be excluded from this change because it is in a different time zone than the rest of the state.

In 2020, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster 

that would make daylight saving permanent so long as the federal government also approved the measure.

 that would make daylight saving permanent following similar action from the federal government.

 that would make daylight saving time permanent following action from the federal government and similar action in at least four of its surrounding states.

that would make daylight saving permanent for the state as soon as the federal government approved it.


Wyoming legislators passed a bill in 2020 that would make daylight saving time permanent for the state so long as Congress approved a federal measure and several of its neighboring states followed suit.


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A bill that would keep daylight saving time permanent for the entire nation is now stalled in Congress.

These are the states enacting legislation to help make daylight saving time permanent

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