Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is re-introducing a bill along with a bipartisan group of senators that would put an end to the decades-old ritual of turning clocks forward in the spring and backward in the fall.
The Sunshine Protection Act would push winter sunsets in Massachusetts up to 5:30 from 4:30 p.m.
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"It’s sunshine in the evening, it just makes people feel better," Markey said.
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Psychologists say mental health would be affected, since natural light provides an increase in serotonin, the chemical that makes people feel happy.
But for many, there is also a downside -- a winter morning sunrise in Boston would move from about 7:15 to 8:15 a.m.
State lawmakers have also proposed a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But with COVID-19 dominating the agenda, it has been on the back-burner.
