Your Stories Q&A: Will this weekend be the last time we change the clock for good?
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This is a popular topic for the Your Stories Team. This question always comes up when we near a time change.
And while this is not a new topic, there is a renewed push to 'Lock the Clock.'
According to The Hill, back in December, President Donald Trump threw his support behind eliminating changing the clock twice a year.
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Rick Scott (R-FL) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) have reintroduced a version of the Sunshine Protection Act in Washington. It calls for daylight saving time to be year-round.
Former Senator Marco Rubio, who's now Secretary of State, tried to pass a similar bill in 2022. It received bipartisan support but ultimately stalled.
Currently, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 has been assigned to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Senate.
If Congress were to pass the bill, it would stop us from changing the clock back an hour in the fall.
This would mean the sun wouldn't rise until 8:30 a.m. in December here in Central New York.
When discussing 'lock the clock,' there's always controversy when it comes to how it would be locked. Should we follow daylight saving time or standard time?
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has advocated in the past to go with year-round standard time.
If standard time became permanent, Central New Yorkers would see summer sunrises before 4:30 a.m.
In addition to the federal push to 'lock the clock,' there's also movement in New York. State Senate Bill S297 was introduced in January. It would establish a task force to study the effects of opting out of daylight saving time.
The bill states:
While there's growing support to stop the practice of changing our clocks, it is something we still have to do until laws are changed.
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