Daylight saving time ends soon: What happened to 'locking the clocks?'
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(NEXSTAR) — Earlier this year, the prospect of adopting daylight saving time permanently seemed promising, particularly after President Trump expressed his support. Enthusiasts for year-round daylight saving time were hopeful that the U.S. would finally end the biannual clock-changing ritual.

However, as the time approaches for clocks to be set back an hour, it’s clear that the change won’t happen just yet. The anticipation of locking the clocks remains unfulfilled for now.

What’s the delay?

Despite several bills introduced in Congress aiming to make daylight saving time permanent, progress has stalled. Although some proposals have garnered bipartisan backing, all four bills have been relegated to committees and appear no closer to being enacted, especially in light of the ongoing government shutdown.

In the meantime, various states have explored their own legislation concerning seasonal time changes over the past year. While almost every state has debated such measures, only a few have successfully passed these bills.

There have long been arguments on both sides of the clock, largely focused on whether the “extra” hour of daylight should occur in the morning or at night. The value — or drawback — of either can vary depending on where you live. 

The interactive map gives an overview of the type of legislation introduced in each state, and the status of those efforts as of October.

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You’ll notice several orange states in the map above, including Florida and its neighbors. These states previously approved permanent daylight saving time, should they ever receive federal approval to do so.

States can opt into permanent standard time, though there is a bill in Congress that could allow them to lock their clocks on permanent daylight saving time. Two additional states in the map, Arizona and Hawaii, are dark gray — they never change their clocks.

Unless there is quick action by lawmakers, however, the rest of us will see our clocks fall back an hour on Nov. 2 as daylight saving time comes to an end.

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