On March 14, Georgians get to ‘Spring Forward’ to Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. on March 14, 2021. Georgians, along with most of the country, get to turn their clocks forward 1 hour to 3 a.m. local daylight time. According to the website timeanddate.com, most of the United States, including Georgia, will maintain this time until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, when the time will “fall back” once again to Eastern Standard Time.

In the United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don’t change their clocks, but the rest of the country does. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on March 14, 2021, than the day before. There will be more light in the evening after what is also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Every year, this change raises the debate on whether this should be the last time any change is made. In fact, 13 states, including Georgia, have enacted legislation to provide for year-round daylight saving time. In the 2021 session, the Georgia General Assembly has two bills, House Bill 44, which would keep daylight saving year round, and Senate Bill 100 which would eliminate daylight saving time altogether and keep the state in standard time.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, full-time DST is not currently allowed by federal law and it would require an act of Congress to make a change.

The 13 states are:

• In 2020: Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming.
• In 2019: Arkansas, Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington.
• In 2018: Florida (California voters authorized the change in 2018, but the legislature still has to act on it).

So is this a move you would support?