Maryland and Utah could be set to join a host of other states who hope to adopt Daylight Saving Time permanently, although federal law does not currently allow the states to make the changes.
In order for the laws to take effect, changes to federal law would also need to be made. The law currently allows states to decline observing Daylight Saving Time but does not allow states to adopt it year-round. Several national lawmakers including President Donald Trump have expressed support for the possibility of adopting Daylight Saving Time permanently.
There are other potential roadblocks to making the changes a reality. Although Utah's bill has passed in the state's legislature, Utah Governor Gary Herbert will need to sign it. Even then, the provision will not take effect unless at least four other western states pass similar laws. So far only three other western states have agreed, with Nevada, Washington and Oregon having already adopted the measures. Washington's law will not take effect unless California makes the time change as well.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee have passed similar legislation that they are also legally unable to enact. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced ain 2019 that would allow states to adopt the measures, but federal lawmakers have yet to vote on it. Most Americans will lose an hour of sleep after Daylight Saving Time sets clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2020.Daylight Saving Time was first adopted widely during World War I as an energy saving measure. It was used again during World War II, before being brought back on a wider scale with the passage of the Uniform Time Act of 1966.
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