Other states have tried in the past and failed, including California. The chances of Florida being approved alone to stay on daylight saving time are slim. And the bill was passed by our lawmakers.
They are actually staying on standard time.įlorida, like many other states, are trying to change their standard time and stay permanently on Daylight Savings time, which would change the time zone. And since it requires Congress to amend the Uniform Time Act to allow the change, we have to wait.įlorida wants to do away with the time change twice a year and put all of Florida in the same Time Zone. Which is why states like Hawaii and Arizona do not change their time. States are allowed to opt out of observing daylight saving time and remain on standard time without Congressional approval. Federal law prohibits a state from changing time zones without a statute passed by Congress or the secretary of transportation issuing regulations. Why are we changing our clocks if the law was approved by the Florida Legislature?Įven though the law was passed by all of the Florida lawmakers, it still needs to get congressional approval before it becomes law. We still have to change our clocks this November. And all of Florida moves into the same Time Zone (half of the panhandle is currently on a different timezone). This means, no more time changes for Floridians! No more setting our clocks back an hour every fall. In March, the bill was passed by the Florida Senate and signed by Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott, to change the law effective July 1, 2018, keeping Florida in Daylight Savings time permanently. The Senate bill included merging the panhandle into a single timezone with the rest of Florida. The Sunshine Protection Act was proposed in two bills in the Florida state legislature. House of Representatives HB1013 and Senate State Bill 858, which was approved by the Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee in January 2018 by a vote of 6-0. Florida lawmakers agreed by an overwhelming majority.
To have that extra hour of sunshine makes all the difference for those who want to spend some time outdoors after work or have time for activities with their kids or pets. Daylight Saving is the time when it stays lighter later, which almost every Floridian loves. Florida passed a law to keep Daylight Saving permanently, however, it still is not law.įlorida legislature passed a law in 2018 to do away with Daylight Saving clock changes twice a year and stay permanently on Daylight Saving Time this year.
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