daylight saving time

Senate Bill 1038 would tie Oregon’s temporal fate to Washington and California.

Earlier this week, Senate Bill 1548, the measure that would have put Oregon on permanent standard time, narrowly passed the state Senate. But on Tuesday, Democratic House Speaker Daniel Rayfield’s office confirmed the bill was dead for this session.

A deadlocked vote in the chamber means Oregon will not be changing its time standard without its neighbors following suit.

Despite efforts by Oregon lawmakers to keep the state on permanent daylight saving time — something Congress is considering with its bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act — the twice-yearly changing of the clocks still stands the test of time.

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, Mar. 12, even though Oregon and Washington voted to do away with the time-changing ritual four years ago.

November 3rd is when Oregonians move the clock back an hour. But what’s that? Didn’t the legislature and governor nix Daylight Saving Time this year? As…