Will Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota End Daylight Saving Time?

Will Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota finally be getting rid of Daylight Saving Time? Are you sick of springing forward and falling back?

Daylight Savings Time started way back in 1918 to add more daylight to times when people were working as a way to boost wartime productivity.

Every year since 1918 most states move their clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday in March and turn the clocks back one hour on the first Sunday in November.

When Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 10th we have to set our clocks ahead 1 hour...again. 

Many U.S. citizens are tired of it and feel now would be a good time to see the end of Daylight Saving Time.

As a matter of fact every year since 2018 a bill called The Sunshine Protection Act that would end Daylight Saving Time has been introduced to the U.S. Senate for passage. 

If the bill passes the House and Senate and the President signs it the bill would pass. 

The clock would stay at what is considered standard time by the federal government.

So what's happening with The Sunshine Protection Act right now?

The Sunshine Protection Act, aimed at making Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States, has not been brought before Congress for consideration in 2024.

The recent bill was proposed in 2023 and remains stalled in congressional committees, with no notable progress or updates in recent months.

According to The Hill, “The main impediments dimming the legislation’s chances of passing appear to be fundamental disagreements over its language and a general consensus that other matters take precedence as the House grapples with other issues.”

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