A few North Carolina lawmakers want to "spring forward" for good by making daylight saving time permanent in the state.
A state House committee voted on Wednesday for legislation that would avoid the twice annual time shift and have later sunsets for good-but only if Congress passes a federal law allowing states to observe daylight saving year-round.
Other states are considering similar conditional legistation on this subject. President Trump also favors the idea in a positive way, in implementing permanant daylight saving nationwide.
North Carolina bill sponsor Rep. Jason Saine of Lincolnton cited studies in suggesting a permanent shift could result in fewer health-related and transportation deaths and otherwise decrease energy consumption in the winter months. But in turn it would also mean children wait in the dark more for morning school buses.
The measure now goes to another House panel.
