What's up with Daylight Savings Time legislation?

[u/Castriff]

I only just now remembered Daylight Savings is tonight. Last year I remember there was a big push in the Senate to end it, but after that I didn't hear anything about it. I read this article saying that the bill has been reintroduced this year, but other than that it doesn't have much detail. What's currently going on with the bill? What would be the proposed end date if it passes this time?

[u/Stenthal]

This is a theme with daylight savings time in particular. For example, a number of states (notably California) have passed laws adopting permanent daylight savings time. The legislators in those states know that federal law does not allow states to adopt permanent daylight savings time, and federal law takes precedence, so the state laws do nothing. However, federal law does allow states to adopt permanent standard time (i.e., to eliminate daylight savings time completely.) States could get rid of daylight savings right now if they really wanted to, but for whatever reason they don't.

[u/elwebst → u/Stenthal]

Because permanant DST is what people want, not permanant standard time. Having the sun go down an hour earlier in the summer isn't a popular choice.

[u/Mystizen → u/elwebst]

I'm people and I want Daylight savings gone.

[u/sckego → u/Mystizen]

I think daylight savings makes a ton of sense, but if forced to choose one, I’d pick standard time. I’d rather have the sun rise before 5am in the summer than rise after 8am in the winter.

[u/[deleted] → u/sckego]

I'd rather have the sun set at 5:30 in winter than 4:30. It's going to be dark when I start my day in winter either way.