Would permanent daylight saving time be good for your sleep?

As the Senate plan for permanent daylight saving time makes its way to the House, sleep experts are debating its pros and cons.

By Brenda Ruiz
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it’s time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round.
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it's time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round. Getty Images
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it’s time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round.
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it's time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round. Getty Images

Would permanent daylight saving time be good for your sleep?

As the Senate plan for permanent daylight saving time makes its way to the House, sleep experts are debating its pros and cons.

By Brenda Ruiz
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in the fall of 2023. But it could be weeks or months before House leaders decide to vote on the measure.

Reset talks through what the Sunshine Protection Act would mean for your sleep if it were to become a law.

GUEST: Dr. Esra Tasali, director of the Sleep Research Center at UChicago Medicine