JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Spring will be here before we know it, which means people should get ready to adjust their clocks.
Though Florida lawmakers have tried several times to make Daylight-Saving Time permanent year-round, people are still set to lose an hour this coming Sunday at 2 a.m.
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Victoria Perez said she is tired of springing forward.
“Losing an hour? I’m a waitress, so I need all the sleep I can get,” Perez said. “I’m the only waitress at my job, so it’s kind of hectic.”
Morgan Velkly feels the same way. Her son has autism. She said the back and forth that comes with springing forward and falling back is especially tough on him.
“His routine is disrupted,” Velkly said. “Him getting up an hour earlier or later, just causes his whole mood to change, so it causes a behavior change. So, it’s like adding 5 to 6 kids in one.”
For years, Florida lawmakers have talked about putting a stop to the changing of the clocks. This time, President Donald Trump is on board. In December, the president posted on Truth Social:
“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.”
Getting to this point has been something of a legislative journey. In 2018, then-Governor Rick Scott signed legislation which would’ve made DST permanent year-round. But Congress has yet to take action on the matter.
In 2022, the United States Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, but it didn’t go anywhere in the House. In January, now-Senator Rick Scott has re-introduced the Sunshine Protection Act. Will Congress decide to take up the matter and make DST year-round? Time will tell.
Kandice Robertson lives in Duval County and is ready to make the change.
“I would prefer that it would be all year, instead of having to constantly go back and forth and adjust,” Robertson said.
This year, clocks will officially spring forward at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9. The hour will be regained when DST ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
We want to hear from you. Are you ready to put a stop to the practice of springing forward and falling back? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
