Why Washington still has to change its clocks despite passing permanent DST bill in 2019
Once again, Washington residents will have to deal with the effects of “springing forward” for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, despite the state having passed a bill to keep DST in place permanently.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law in 2019, but it still hasn’t taken effect.
That’s because federal law allows states to opt into standard time permanently — however, the reverse is not allowed without federal action. The state still needs a federal waiver from Congress or approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In October 2021, Washington Sen. Patty Murray said she was looking for “alternative paths” to enact the bill. That same year, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would have made DST permanent nationwide, but it was never passed out of the House.
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