VERIFY looked into a question whether the U.S. is planning to eventually remain on daylight saving time year round.
Despite a 2019 bill passed by state legislature to remain permanently in daylight saving time, Washingtonians still have to change their clocks twice a year.Washingtonians still have to observe the time change twice a year unless Congress votes to allow the move or the Secretary of Transportation authorizes the change. Both are unlikely to happen.
The time from November to April is considered standard time, while May through October is called daylight saving time. , passed by Congress in 1966, allows states to opt out of daylight saving time, which Hawaii and most of Arizona, with theof the Navajo Nation, have done. However, doing the opposite of opting out of standard time and staying in daylight saving time is not allowed under federal law.
In Washington, advocates of staying in daylight saving time argue the extra hour of daylight in the evening would reduce deadly crashes and crime.all year, we would keep later sunsets in the summer, but the change would be more noticeable in the winter months. During this time of the year, it is still a good reminder to check the clocks in your car, oven, microwave and other non-smart devices, as well as check the batters in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. KING would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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