A state lawmaker wants this to be the last year Ohioans spring forward and fall back. A new bill would make Ohio stay on Daylight Saving Time year-round.
State Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) said right after the time change on March 10, she asked her Facebook friends if Ohio should stop changing clocks twice a year.
“I have never had so many comments so fast on anything," Roegner said, adding the comments were overwhelmingly in favor of her proposal.
Roegner said she’s found a study that said the time change increased energy use, though the idea was instituted to save energy. Another study showed losing the hour in the spring disrupts sleep and work.
Roegner said Ohio would still have to get federal permission, though President Trump has tweeted support for the idea.
“I think the more states that step up and say, ‘Hey, we want to protect our sunshine,’ I’m optimistic that these time change acrobatics will come to an end," Roegner said.
Florida passed a similar law.
Roegner’s Ohio Sunshine Protection Act gets its first hearing on Wednesday.
