(TNS) — February is drawing to a close. March is nigh. There’s a hint of spring in the air, especially with the weather we’re having this week.
It might come as not surprise, then, that daylight saving time 2025 starts very, very soon.
According to TimeAndDate.com, daylight saving time will start on Sunday, March 9, this year. Clocks will “spring forward,” as the saying goes, at 2 a.m. (ET).
And while there are those who simply shrug and dutifully change their clocks in accordance with the practice, there are others who are hoping time’s up for daylight saving time.
In fact, Pennsylvania residents in particular may soon no longer have to abide by daylight saving time rules: PennLive previously reported in April 2021 how the state House of Representatives passed a bill in a 103-98 vote that would make daylight saving time permanent.
But what would be the point of doing so? Well, the same article explained that various studies suggest that a permanent daylight saving time has a series of benefits such as saving energy, reducing traffic crashes, decreasing crime, and generally leading to healthier lifestyles across the population.
“In the future, I think this is a very positive reform for Pennsylvania, changing time twice a year is incredibly inefficient and an outdated practice,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh County, to PennLive.
“I think there is a movement afoot to go toward some type of permanent time and I want to be a part of that.”
Not that this idea is unique to Pennsylvania: The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) — which “represents the legislatures in the states, territories and commonwealths of the U.S.” in order to “advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of legislature,” according to its about page — states that there’s been at least 650 bills and motions in recent years to establish a year-round daylight saving time across the country.
So, until that day a law is passed saying otherwise, daylight saving time is still set to begin this year come March.
