A bill that would end Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota has passed in the House. If it becomes law, you would not have to set clocks forward an hour every spring and back again in the fall. Representatives in favor of the bill argued that the time change often results in sleep debt and can

BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor/By Amy Dalrymple) – North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers. The House voted 55-37 to approve House Bill 1259, which would keep the state on standard time year-round. The bill does not affect time zones.

House Bill 1259 would eliminate daylight saving time in North Dakota, instead having the state observe standard time year-round.