Rep. Skillicorn pushes bill to opt of Daylight Savings Time

Crystal Lake, IL – When everyone moves their clocks forward one hour on Sunday, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) says he is hopeful Illinois residents will think about the adverse effects of moving clocks forward and backward has on their health.

Skillicorn is the House Sponsor of legislation (SB 533) to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. The measure states that after 2 am on the second Sunday of March 2020, clocks shall be moved forward one hour, and thereafter Daylight Savings Time would become the Standard Time in Illinois. SB 533 passed the Senate last year but was held up in the Illinois House.

“Sleep is an important part of our overall health and there seems to be growing evidence that moving our clocks back in the Fall and forward in the Spring disrupts our sleep patterns,” Skillicorn said. “Additionally, losing daylight in the afternoon can have adverse effects on mental health. There is no question that changing our clocks twice per year messes with our daily routines and just when we get used to the time change – it is time to change our clocks again.”

So far Arizona and Hawaii are the only two states to opt out of Daylight Savings Time.