Clocks “Spring Ahead” tonight

Clocks spring an hour ahead overnight for the beginning of daylight saving time, possibly marking one of the last times The US observes the practice.

18 states are pushing to observe daylight saving time permanently. The U.S. as a whole can only abandon the practice if Congress enacts a federal law.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would extend daylight saving time from the March to November period to the entire year. If the bill becomes law, clocks will not change after the spring forward on Sunday. The change would mean later sunsets in the winter, but also later sunrises. Supporters of the bill said it would reduce crime in the evening and encourage more after-school activities for children.

To become law, the bill also needs to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives and then be sent to the president’s desk for signing. Though the previous act passed unanimously in the Senate, it wasn’t as well-received in the House.

While most states want to permanently observe daylight saving, states like Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania want to observe standard time year round.
While Arizona and Hawaii are the only state in the US that have opted out of daylight saving time. A right granted by the US Energy Policy Act of 2005.