Florida Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time

Florida Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Florida Governor Rick Scott will have the “Sunshine Protection Act,” on his desk soon. Here the Governor speaks at the White House, Feb. 26, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Tired of setting your clocks ahead one hour? Floridians might not have to, ever again.

Florida’s Senate voted 32–2 to extend Daylight Saving Time (DST) year round, following a similar vote to extend by the Florida House, 103–11, on Feb. 14, CNN reported.