A proposal to end daylight saving time is on Utah lawmakers' desks. Is it a good idea to make the change? The Tribune's Andy Larsen looks at the research.

In more than half the country, lawmakers have introduced bills to stop changing the clocks twice a year — what's happening in your state?

There was no dramatic reaching of midnight but the clock has officially stopped on a bill that would have ended daylight saving time in Utah.

In March, millions of Americans will turn their clocks forward, marking the start of daylight saving time in 2025. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. In the spring, participating states turn clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday of March, causing us to spring forward and lose an hour of sleep.

Daylight saving time became a national standard in 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act, which was established as a way to continue to conserve energy. The thinking was if it's light out longer, that's less time you'll need to use the lights in your house.

In just three short weeks, everyone will spring their clocks forward as daylight saving time officially begins. The time-jumping concept has become somewhat controversial over the years and more and more people talk about doing away with it.

What is Daylight Saving Time? Daylight saving time is an annual time change lasting from March until November to gain more daylight in the summer evenings. It was first enacted by

Clocks will move ahead at 2 a.m. We’ll lose a bit of sleep, but we’ll enjoy an extra hour of daylight in the evening. Standard Time began on Nov. 3, 2024. Benjamin Franklin developed the idea of Daylight Saving Time in his 1784 satirical essay,