A group of Florida lawmakers wants to make sure that this Sunday (March 10) is the last time that you will have to set your clocks forward by an hour for daylight saving time. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott introduced the Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate while Representative Vern Buchanan introduced a companion bill in the House which would make daylight saving time permanent.
Last year, Florida lawmakers approved a bill making daylight saving time the official time all year long, but in order to make the change, the state needed approval from the federal government. The Sunshine Protection Act would do that and also apply to all 48 states that participate in daylight saving time. Currently, Arizona and Hawaii are the only two states that do not set their clocks ahead by an hour every March.
"Studies have shown many benefits of a year-round daylight saving time, which is why Florida’s legislature overwhelmingly voted to make it permanent last year,” Rubio said. “Reflecting the will of the State of Florida, I’m proud to reintroduce this bill to also make daylight saving time permanent nationally.”
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