Oh well, it’s October. Autumn is well underway. The days have finally cooled down, hopefully for good (at least until spring arrives).

You know what that means: it’s time to remind everyone when daylight saving time ends.

The days will get darker sooner when people turn their clocks back on Sunday, November 3. Whatever your opinion of the practice, this “falling back” on time at least means that we are all treated to a perk. hour of sleep.

However, Pennsylvania residents may soon no longer have to adhere to daylight saving time rules. PennLive previously reported in April 2021 how the House of Representatives voted 103-98 to pass a bill that would abolish the practice altogether and therefore make daylight saving time permanent.

But what would be the point of this? Well, the same article explained that several studies show that permanent daylight saving time has a range of benefits, such as saving energy, reducing traffic accidents, reducing crime, and generally leading to a healthier lifestyle for the entire population.

“Going forward, I think this is a very positive reform for Pennsylvania; changing the time twice a year is incredibly inefficient and an outdated practice,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Lehigh County, told PennLive .

“I think there is a movement towards some kind of permanent time and I want to be part of that.”

Not that this idea is unique to Pennsylvania: the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – which “represents the legislatures in the states, territories, and commonwealths of the U.S.” to “promote the effectiveness, independence, and integrity of the legislature ”, According to the about page, at least 650 bills and motions have been introduced in recent years to establish year-round daylight saving time across the country.

So until that day a law is passed saying otherwise, daylight saving time will still end on Sunday, November 3 this year.