Washington residents will have to deal with the effects of “springing forward” for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, despite the state having passed a bill to keep DST in place permanently.
Once again, Washington residents will have to deal with the effects of “springing forward” forsigned the bill into lawThat’s because federal law allows states to opt into standard time permanently — however, the reverse is not allowed without federal action. The state still needs a federal waiver from Congress or approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation.to enact the bill. That same year, the U.S.
In January 2022, Washington Sen. Jim Honeyford proposed a bill to keep Washington in standard time year-round,Now, Murray is once again pushing for the Sunshine Protection Act, urging people to call their local lawmakers to encourage them to vote in favor of it in the House and Senate. “This weekend, once again, families across Washington state and the country are going to lose an hour of sleep for absolutely no reason,” Murray said in a release on Friday. “Any parent who has worked so hard to get a newborn or toddler on a regular sleeping schedule understands the absolute chaos changing our clocks creates. And I don’t know a single person who wants the sun to set at four o’clock in the afternoon during the winter.”highlighting the need to pass the Sunshine Protection Act.
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