A proposal to end daylight saving time is on Utah lawmakers' desks. Is it a good idea to make the change? The Tribune's Andy Larsen looks at the research.

Daylight Saving Time is just around the corner but it’s not too early to start thinking about how you can ease into “losing” an hour of sleep.

There was no dramatic reaching of midnight but the clock has officially stopped on a bill that would have ended daylight saving time in Utah.

In March, millions of Americans will turn their clocks forward, marking the start of daylight saving time in 2025. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. In the spring, participating states turn clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday of March, causing us to spring forward and lose an hour of sleep.

Daylight saving time became a national standard in 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act, which was established as a way to continue to conserve energy. The thinking was if it's light out longer, that's less time you'll need to use the lights in your house.

In just three short weeks, everyone will spring their clocks forward as daylight saving time officially begins. The time-jumping concept has become somewhat controversial over the years and more and more people talk about doing away with it.

What is Daylight Saving Time? Daylight saving time is an annual time change lasting from March until November to gain more daylight in the summer evenings. It was first enacted by