One Maryland state delegate thinks this should be the last time we have to change the clocks—ever.
The bill still faces pretty significant hurdles, even if it passes the Maryland Senate. Under current federal law, states aren’t allowed to change the timing of DST, though they can opt out of it entirely and stick with Standard Time year-round. Debate about switching to year-round DST—permanently pushing the clock forward an hour, so the sun rises and sets later in the day—hasup in the US Congress over the last few years, but nothing concrete has happened yet.
Crosby’s bill specifies that it will only go into effect if similar laws are passed in DC, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Delaware already has a law on the books with the same contingency—it will adopt year-round permanent DST as soon as its neighbors do. Of course, Delaware’s neighbors include not only Maryland and Pennsylvania, but also New Jersey, so the “I’ll do it if you will” approach would require broad adoption of the idea.“It’s gaining momentum,” he says. “About four years ago, there were probably three or four proposals.
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