Daylight saving time ending this weekend

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - As we prepare to “fall back” this weekend, there’s growing support from lawmakers to make daylight saving time permanent.

This Sunday at 2 a.m., daylight saving time ends, so don’t forget to “fall back” and enjoy that extra hour of sleep because it might be coming to an end as lawmakers advocate for the “Sunshine Protection Act.”

Daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. The idea is to make the most of daylight in the spring and summer, helping us save on energy.

But not everyone loves this clock-changing routine as some lawmakers at both the local and federal levels have pushed over the years to make daylight saving time permanent. Back in 2022, the senate in 20-22 approved a measure to make daylight saving time permanent but the bill never came to a vote in the house.

On Thursday, Western Mass News caught up with Congressman Richard Neal to see if there were any further discussions being made about the Sunshine Protection Act.

He tells Western Mass News, “I think we will be wrapping things up when we get back, we’re going to re-convene on the 12th, and finish the legislative session, and then from there, from the legislative session, we will, I hope get a lot of these things accomplished, and if not, it will be a fresh calendar going into January.”

Now if approved, this bill would end the twice-a-year time change. But as of right now clocks are still set to be pushed back this this Sunday at 2 a.m.