PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Pennsylvanians should prepare for the sunlight to shine through those curtains an hour earlier. Maybe have an extra cup of coffee?

Coinciding with the meteorological start of spring, clocks will spring forward in 48 of 50 U.S. states on at 2 a.m. on Sunday, clocks will “spring forward” from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. March 8. But is it time to freeze the clocks?

First implemented in World War I as a means to maximize evening sunlight during warmer months and optimize energy consumption, springing forward and falling back was standardized in the U.S. with the 1966 Uniform Time Act.

The oscillation of people’s internal time clocks and interference with the body’s natural circadian rhythms have led to a growing call to put an end to daylight saving. Some of the claims that daylight saving negatively impacts people’s health had a Pennsylvania lawmaker ready to take action.

In 2025, Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) proposed House Bill 119 to try to make Pennsylvania join Arizona and Hawaii as the third state to opt out of daylight saving, according to a legal memo.

“The incidences of strokes go up twice a year in the weeks following the changing of clocks,” Diamond said. “There’s a measurable decline in academic performance. There’s a measurable increase in accidents, workplace accidents.

Records show the bill was referred to intergovernmental affairs and operations in the House.

Previous efforts to opt out of changing the clocks managed to pass through the Pennsylvania Senate in spring 2025, corroborating the health concerns and increase in accidents Diamond cited in HB 119.

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans shared in a release that, according to studies, springing forward and falling back can result in a loss of productivity equaling more than $400 million each year.

“There have always been disagreements about whether we should follow Daylight Saving Time or Standard Time permanently. That has prevented movement on this issue at the federal level,” Sen. Scott Martin (R-13) said. “For me, the most important thing is ending the practice of changing the clocks twice a year and all the negative consequences that come with it.”

Diamond referenced the health benefits of having the sun rise earlier in the day while advocating for HB 119, according to CBS News.

“Having sun in the early part of the day gets you energized,” he said. “It gets you ready to go to work or ready to go to school. You’re more mentally prepared. Your sleep cycles are better.”

“I think people would see an immediate health impact, and just a general overall healthier Pennsylvania from doing this,” Diamond added.