Trending Now - Debate Erupts Over Solutions as Daylight Saving Time Approaches

WHO:

Jay Pea, president of Save Standard Time

Genie Lauren, 41-year-old health care worker from New York City

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Republican from Alabama

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, Republican from Florida

Karin Johnson, vice president of Save Standard Time and professor of neurology at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Kenneth Wright, professor and director of the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the University of Colorado

Scott Yates, Colorado resident and operator of the website Lock the Clock

David A. Lieb, Associated Press writer

WHAT:

Clocks will move ahead an hour at 2 a.m. on March 8, 2026, for daylight saving time in most of the U.S.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill in 2022 to move to permanent daylight saving time.

An AP-NORC poll conducted in 2025 showed about 1 in 10 U.S. adults favor the current system of changing clocks, while about half oppose it.

Since 2018, 19 states have adopted laws calling for a move to permanent daylight saving time.

Only Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii do not observe daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time was first adopted in the U.S. in 1918.

Daylight saving time will be in effect for 238 days in 2026.

WHERE:

Most of the U.S.

Detroit, Michigan

Seattle, Washington

New York City, New York

Virginia

Maryland

Washington, D.C.

Arizona (except the Navajo Nation)

Hawaii

Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

WHEN:

Daylight saving time starts on March 8, 2026, at 2 a.m. local time.

The U.S. Senate bill was passed in 2022.

Virginia House committee recommended dropping the issue until 2027.

The last time the U.S. tried year-round daylight saving time was in 1974.

WHY:

The current system of changing clocks twice a year is disliked by many, leading to health issues and complaints.

The airline industry has influenced lawmakers against changing the system due to scheduling complexities.

Sleep experts advocate for permanent standard time to improve health and safety.

HOW:

States have adopted laws for permanent daylight saving time, but Congress must pass a law to allow it.

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube proposed moving the clock 30 minutes instead of switching to permanent daylight saving time.

Scott Yates advocates for a federal law to end the twice-a-year clock change, requiring states to choose either daylight saving or standard time.

As daylight saving time approaches, clocks will spring forward an hour at 2 a.m. on March 8, 2026, affecting most of the U.S., while a recent AP-NORC poll reveals that about half of Americans oppose the current system of changing clocks. In response to widespread dissatisfaction, 19 states have passed laws calling for permanent daylight saving time since 2018, but Congress has yet to pass a federal law to make it official. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube has proposed a compromise to move the clock forward by just 30 minutes instead of adopting permanent daylight saving time.