standard time

California and every other state with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii will remain on standard time until March 9, when the clocks “spring forward” an hour as daylight saving time returns.

I had assumed that switching to year-round standard time also required action at the federal level.

Hawaii and most of Arizona don’t make the spring switch, sticking to standard time year-round along with Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S.

Had it passed, Washington would have fallen back in November, and then after that, remained in standard time permanently — without Congress approval.

As a refresher: Each year in the United States, we spring forward an hour in March, and then go back to standard time in November.