Sunshine Protection Act could bring changes to Daylight Saving

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A bill gaining some traction in Congress could bring a big change to your clocks.

The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight savings time permanent year-round. 

House Bill 139 aims to end the annual "spring forward" and "fall back" adjustments we have to make.

The bill has been proposed during several sessions, but just yesterday, a House committee moved it closer to a floor vote. I asked people how they would feel about later sunrises and sunsets between November and March. 

“I do support because I’m living in La Porte which is Central Time and then I need to travel to South Bend, Eastern Time, so with the time changing already it’s like I lose two hours sleeping. I also need to wake up my daughter earlier and my husband also needs to work," said Anastasia Tallman. 

“It is a hassle to change my clock, it would just be great waking up and not having to worry about anything and darker in the morning, more sleep, that would just be great for me,” said Ryder Place. 

“I think it has some history behind it, but I think the people that are against it might think otherwise. For me, I don’t really care that much but sometimes it’s kinda annoying to have to wake up a little earlier and just have your whole routine have to change”, Francheska Williams said. 

Under the Sunshine Act, a state could opt out of permanent daylight-saving time, by choosing permanent standard time instead.

A similar proposal in Indiana would also end the daylight-saving period and change the entire state over to Central Time, but that hasn't made headway in the Statehouse.