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Daylight Saving Time Arrives Along With Controversy

It 's time to spring ahead.

Twice annually controversy arises over changing the clocks to daylight saving time from standard time and the other way around. This year daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. an ends Sunday, November 7, 2 a.m.

“Most people enjoy the additional hour of sunshine however, few want to lose an hour rest,” says Ellsworth Buck, V . p . of Insurance, Florida's top independent home insurance agency.

According towards the Department of transportation (DOT), their department oversees the Nation's time zones and also the uniform observance of daylight not waste time because time standards were first instituted by the railroad industry.

The DOT explains, daylight not waste time is observed since it saves energy, saves lives by preventing traffic accidents and reduces crime.

“It seems many people across the U.S. have been in favor of no more time adjustments,” says Ellsworth Buck, Vice President of Insurance, Florida's largest independent homeowners insurance agency.

Fifteen states have already enacted legislation to create daylight not waste time or standard time year-round, ending the concept of changing our clocks twice yearly. These states include: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Sc, Louisiana, Delaware, Maine, California, Ohio, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and Idaho.

Individual states or territories only have power to opt out of daylight saving time. These areas are permanently on standard time: Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Any proposals to determine permanent daylight saving time would require Congress to amend the Uniform Time Act. The act says states either must change their clocks to daylight not waste time in a specified time and day or adhere to standard time throughout the year.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. has been around favor of a year-round daylight not waste time for a long time. He proposed the sun's rays Protection Act of 2021 in effort to end the twice-annual time changes and keep daylight saving time all year long in Florida and nationwide. While it passed the Florida Legislature, the bill still requires an amendment to the Uniform Time Act to become observed federally.

Despite popular belief, day light not waste time wasn't created by farmers. In fact, History.com reports the agricultural industry was deeply opposed to time switch when it was initially implemented on March 31, 1918. Daylight not waste time would be a wartime effort to save fuel.