WASHINGTON – As Alabamians prepare to change their clocks this weekend, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is continuing to advocate for the passage of the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act to make Daylight Saving Time permanent and punt the outdated practice of adjusting clocks twice a year.
“Alabamians have made it clear that springing forward and falling back should be a thing of the past,” said Tuberville (R-Auburn). “Centuries ago, a time change might have made sense, but it doesn’t today. An additional hour of sunshine in the evenings during cold winter months would be welcome news for folks on their way to work and kids on their way home from school.
“It just makes sense to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, and I will keep fighting to get it across the goal line.”
Tuberville has helped introduce the Sunshine Protection Act in both Congresses since taking office at the urging of Alabamians who are tired of changing their clocks twice a year.
The U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act on March 15, 2022, by unanimous consent, but then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not bring it up for a vote in the House of Representatives before the 117th Congress ended, requiring it to be reintroduced again in the 118th Congress.
The Alabama Legislature passed a bill to permanently implement DST year-round in 2021, but legislation must first be passed at the federal level in order for the state law to take effect.
