Daylight Saving Time is back this Sunday, meaning we will all be losing an hour of sleep. Although, once again, lawmakers are calling for an end to this.
Daylight Saving Time is back this Sunday, meaning we will all be losing an hour of sleep. Although, once again, lawmakers are calling for an end to this.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Daylight Saving Time is back this Sunday, meaning we will all be losing an hour of sleep. Although, once again, lawmakers are calling for an end to this.
But what would that look like in Washington?
"We should #ditchtheswitch," Washington Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D) in District 3, said."
The legislature passed Riccelli's bill in 2019 to move Washington state to permanent Daylight Saving Time.
So why will we all be moving our clocks forward on Sunday?
"We need approval from the federal government," Riccelli said.
Although Governor Jay Inslee signed that bill into law, there's nothing that can actually be done until Congress approves it, and President Biden gives the final sign off.
Last year, the Sunshine Protection Act passed through the Senate unanimously, but it stalled in the House and died.
Once again, the Bill has been re-introduced by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
If it were to pass, Washington would move to permanent Daylight Saving Time, and we'd stop changing our clocks twice a year.
"When it's lighter, longer, we know there's a reduction in traffic collisions and reduced heart attacks and stroke, people can recreate," Riccelli said. "It's better for commerce and it actually, through a University of Washington study, shows that there would likely be less crime."
For now, Washington and Idaho are still changing our clocks this Sunday.
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Brontë Sorotsky joined the 4 News Now team in July 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist. Brontë was born and raised in Los Angeles, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University’s Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts program. Before joining the 4 News Now team, Brontë was a Reporter and Anchor at our sister station in Pittsburg, Kansas. There, she covered impactful stories like the ten-year anniversary of the Joplin Tornado. When Brontë isn’t out on a story you can find her trying new restaurants in Spokane or enjoying a good book!
