Georgia Found the Craziest Possible Way to Stop Changing the Clocks

Hardly anybody likes changing their clocks twice a year. The time change disrupts sleep cycles and has plenty of other effects on health, as my friend and colleague Sarah Anderson wrote about earlier this month.

I like Daylight Saving Time because of the later sunsets. I know a lot of people are vehemently against it, but it’s what I prefer. But honestly, I’d be happy with Standard Time year-round if it meant not having to change the clocks.

Georgia’s General Assembly passed legislation in 2021 that would keep Georgia permanently on Daylight Saving Time, and Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into law. The problem is that it would literally take an act of Congress to make that state law binding.

This year, Georgia lawmakers have an interesting idea for putting the Peach State on permanent Daylight Saving Time. It’s called the Georgia Sunshine Protection Act.

HB 154, the “Georgia Sunshine Protection Act,” would require the Governor to request that the United States Secretary of Transportation place Georgia in the Atlantic Standard Time zone by December 31, 2026. If approved, the bill would require Georgia to observe Atlantic Standard…

— Georgia State Senate (@GASenatePress) March 23, 2026

The Georgia Sunshine Protection Act passed the House last year, and the Senate passed it this year. It’s back in the hands of House members because of changes the Senate made. But buckle up, kids, because this law provides a crazy way to end clock-changing in Georgia.

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