Florida Lawmaker Seeks Year-Round Daylight Savings Time

December 18, 2017

With the measure dubbed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” a House Republican on Friday proposed a bill that calls for Florida to observe daylight-saving time throughout the year.

The bill (HB 1013), filed by Rep. Jeanette Nunez, R-Miami, indicates it would depend on Congress changing a law to authorize states to stay on daylight-saving time year-round. But the Nunez proposal, which says Florida “should be kept sunny year-round,” could clash with a bill (SB 858), filed by Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, that would lead to the state exempting itself from daylight-saving time and observing standard time.

The bills are filed for consideration during the 2018 legislative session, which starts Jan. 9. Daylight-saving time this year started March 12 and ended Nov. 5.

Comments

16 Responses to “Florida Lawmaker Seeks Year-Round Daylight Savings Time”

  1. G Pitard on December 25th, 2017 5:26 pm

    Please do leave it on DST!
    We lose production and messes up so much clocks changing get hungry it take forever to readjust to it

  2. Mike J. on December 19th, 2017 8:58 am

    I would like this. Go for it! I realize that winter days are shorter than summer days, but dark at 4:30pm is to much. This isn’t Alaska.

  3. Faye on December 19th, 2017 3:32 am

    I’m all for it.

  4. Chris on December 18th, 2017 3:27 pm

    Whichever. Stop changing the time

  5. Christy Steil on December 18th, 2017 11:46 am

    Please change it to daylight savings time all year long. I hate that it starts to get dark at 4:00. I’m depressed all winter long because it gets dark so early! Nobody likes it, not to mention what it does to your body!

  6. Mary on December 18th, 2017 10:07 am

    Just say NO to DST!

  7. Roll forward on December 18th, 2017 9:10 am

    I would like it to stay either one or the other spring forward fall back let it alone and keep it central standard year around .

  8. anne 1of2 on December 18th, 2017 8:59 am

    Let’s have regular time. We need more daylight when it is 98 degrees like a hole in the head. Just ask those who do not have air conditioning. Standard time is the best solution.

  9. Greg on December 18th, 2017 8:22 am

    It does not matter which one – pick it – stick with it and we can adjust! I support either change.

  10. Jim on December 18th, 2017 8:09 am

    Pick one or the other. By the way, I don’t know of any others, but Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe DST, and they do just fine!

  11. DENNIS C BROWN on December 18th, 2017 7:39 am

    Keep standard time and lose daylight savings time.In Northwest Fl. the majority of the workers both men and women ,have to get up very early in the morning to get to their jobs.Needless to say that spring forward is not a good idea!

  12. YES! on December 18th, 2017 7:17 am

    Yes please!! I hate I go to work in the dark and come home from work in the dark. This would be a great thing if he is able to get it to pass!!

  13. robrrt on December 18th, 2017 7:03 am

    Yes, please

  14. Gary on December 18th, 2017 6:35 am

    I don’t like Day Light Savings Time.

  15. fallback on December 18th, 2017 6:34 am

    “should be kept sunny year-round,” It is sunny when the sun comes up, Nunez should be doing something productive like sharpening pencils – NO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. STANDARD TIME FOREVER

  16. No! on December 18th, 2017 4:26 am

    No! I HATE when it’s daylight at bedtime. I have to go to bed really early. It would not be good for the kids either. Just leave it alone.

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