Fall has finally reached Florida, bringing us one step closer to the end of 2025.
Although it may not mean much immediately weather-wise in Florida, there will be some changes.
That’s because Daylight Saving Time is slated to end on Nov. 2, 2025.
Daylight Saving Time originally kicked off back in March, with clocks being pushed forward one hour to account for more sunlight during the spring and summer months.
When the period ends on Nov. 2, clocks will instead be pushed back one hour starting at 2 a.m., meaning that sunrise and sunset will run about an hour earlier than the day prior.
However, not everyone in the Sunshine State is a fan of this annual ritual.
Back in 2018, former Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed HB 1013 into law, which would keep Daylight Saving Time in place permanently for all Florida residents. Florida is one of many other states that have pursued ending the practice.
But the legislation would only take effect if the U.S. Congress amends the law to observe daylight saving time year-round, too.
Soon after the bill was signed, former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which sought to bring the change to the federal level. The problem is that it’s been in legislative limbo ever since then.
Rubio was later appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, though his cause has been taken up by another Florida lawmaker, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Florida), who reintroduced the legislation back in January.