Then-Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation in 2018 exempting the Sunshine State from Daylight Saving Time -- but the measure still needs federal approval.
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Republicans from Florida, have been pushing for several years to make DST permanent.Daylight savings time is set for March 13 at 2:00 a.m.The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
“Just this past weekend, we all went through that biannual ritual of changing the clock back and forth, and the disruption that comes with it. And one has to ask themselves after a while, ‘Why do we keep doing it? Why are we doing this?’” Rubio asked on the Senate floor.which would exempt Florida from the time change practice and allow the state to remain on Daylight Saving Time year round.
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