Will Iowa And Illinois Clocks Both “Fall Back” This Year?

We're headed into that time of year.

It's about to start getting darker earlier outside as we prepare for daylight saving time to end on November 3rd. Then for several months, until Spring, we'll feel like we live in a snowy, dark bubble.

But not every state is signing on for the time change. Currently, Arizona and Hawaii aren't on board with it.

Illinois has tried multiple times to get rid of daylight saving time. According to KGW, in 2021 alone, at least 7 bills were introduced in Illinois House involving daylight saving time but none of them have made it past the state legislature.

Experts Hate Daylight Saving Time

Citing a "growing body of evidence", the American Academy of Sleep Medicine has pushed to make standard time permanent for years.

They have made the argument that doing so would benefit the public's health and safety, as well as mood and performance.

For a lot of us, we lose sleep, we hate it, and we wouldn't have an issue with not having to adjust our clocks and sleep schedules anymore.

What Iowa Is Doing

Last year, Iowa introduced 2 bills in the legislature that would make daylight saving time permanent. At latest check the bills are still pending carryover, but even if they do make it into law, they can't be enacted until they get federal approval.

So for fall 2024, since neither state has put legislation in place yet, both Iowans and Illinoisans will be subject to the 'fall back' clocks.

Most states have had legislation involving daylight saving time introduced at some point in the last several years.