These 19 states want to make daylight saving time permanent

Key Points:

• Despite President Trump's support for making daylight saving time (DST) permanent, clocks will fall back on Nov. 1 as the Sunshine Protection Act remains stalled in the Senate during its extended election recess.
• The Sunshine Protection Act, passed by the House in July and introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan, aims to end the twice-yearly clock changes nationwide, but Congress has yet to finalize the legislation.
• Nineteen states have passed laws to adopt permanent DST, including Florida, but these laws cannot take effect without federal approval from Congress.
• Under current federal law, states can choose permanent standard time but not permanent DST, which requires congressional authorization; some states have conditional laws dependent on neighboring states' actions.
• No Senate vote on the bill is scheduled yet, and daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, when clocks move back one hour, returning to standard time.