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Senate concurrent resolution asks Congress to make daylight saving time permanent
Summary
Senator Kahler told the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee the resolution asks Congress to enact the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 to stop twice-yearly clock changes; sponsors argued it would reduce sleep disruptions and traffic incidents and cited support from other states and local superintendents.
Senator Kahler testified in support of Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, a measure asking Congress to back the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 to make daylight saving time permanent.
Kahler said constituents have repeatedly asked to stop changing clocks twice a year and that the resolution takes no position on whether standard time or daylight saving time is superior — it asks Congress to end the biannual change. The sponsor cited studies the testimony said associate clock changes with increased vehicle crashes, pedestrian accidents and health impacts such as cardiac events and seasonal depression, and said permanent daylight saving time would increase evening daylight in winter months.
Committee members discussed federal limits on states’ ability to adopt permanent daylight saving time. Vice Chair Brenner observed that a state cannot unilaterally adopt permanent daylight saving time under current federal law and that states can adopt permanent standard time. Senators also discussed the effects on students when clock changes come close to high-stakes testing dates; a superintendent’s concern about disrupted sleep before March testing was mentioned.
Kahler noted many states have passed laws or measures favoring permanent daylight saving time and asked the committee to pass the concurrent resolution again as it had in previous general assemblies. The committee took no vote; the resolution received sponsor testimony and committee comments only.
