The Tantalizing Possibility That Daylight Savings Could End in Utah This Year

Daylight savings is fast approaching again. It comes around sooner than you think in the spring, and we will be losing an hour again on March 8th. Once again, our sleep patterns will be messed up and it will take a couple weeks to adjust. 

Four Bills to Around Daylight Savings Introduced in 2026

President Trump has said he is for ending daylight savings, but it needs congressional approval. There are four separate bills scheduled to be debated and voted on in the congress and the senate this year.

If none of these bills end up getting passed on the national level there is a chance the states could do it. Several states have passed bills that have said they will lock in a time and stop shifting an hour if the states around decide to.

If just one state legislature had the courage to join Arizona and Hawaii in dropping the time change there could be a domino effect.

Utah Will Drop Daylight Savings on One Condition 

Utah did pass a law in 2020 that said we would stay at the time as long as congress permits it. Many other states have similar legislation. That is close to doing something, but it still leaves it up to whatever happens in those meetings where the legislation quietly dies. 

Part of the problem is different states have different reasons for which permanent time they would choose. Do you go with the winter time change or the summer and how will it affect interacting with states and businesses that differ.  

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Most of us don’t care which time is chosen as long as we don’t have to turn our clocks backward or forwards. Having said this, my belief that this will ever happen...is fizzling out just like the legislation does every year.