Americans dread losing that hour of sleep when changing the clocks.

But actually pricier.

But that might not be a problem for them much longer.

2 weeks ago, U.S.

House lawmakers passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent advocates say the switch would allow more time for outdoor activities and boost businesses.

But critics say the health and public safety impacts far outweigh potential benefits.

Joining us to talk more about the bill are shooting Leong administrator at the Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce and Eric Albrecht senior advocacy program manager at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Thanks to both for joining us.

So Eric, would you please start by just explain the differences between daylight saving time in daylight?

Standard Time?

>> Absolutely.

So permanent standard.

Time is the healthy, safest choice for all Americans, permanent daylight Savings Time would take away morning light from us.

That would lead to increased car accidents.

That health complications and so permanent standard time is a healthy choice.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine came out a statement in 2020 that advocates for that.

We reaffirmed that we formed a coalition, the current coalition for Permanent Standard Time.

And we've been talking about this.

But lawmakers for the past several years, right?

Okay.

So that's that's permanent.

Saving or permanent standard time.

>> yeah, we can kind of talk about what that means as well.

But right now, everybody kind of remembers the spring forward in the spring.

When you set your clocks forward in the fall back when you set or when you want your clock back to win a state like standard time, then what would permanent daylight saving time mean for Midwestern states?

Superman to light savings time lead to a long, dark mornings.

>> It actually would have sun rises past ATM for almost 70 days in the Chicago Land area.

And so that winter, the coldest days in the winter, it yes, the coldest days.

And so that would approach almost 9 o'clock part of the year and for other parts of the country, they'll have sun rises past 09:00AM and that will extend the timeframe that they have past 08:00AM for up to like 150 >> Trudy advocates for permanent daylight saving time.

They see that one benefit is more sunlight and outdoor time for kids in the evening.

How would businesses also benefit from that?

>> on surface, a businesses would benefit from day, I say, permanent daylight Savings Time, being able to open later and then have customers come in morale is into the day.

However, if there is a downside to because sir, up, are As you know, all businesses did it bright alert employees.

Let's say those out late having fun many, many hours late into the night the previous day.

And then the morning without that, but sunshine wake them up.

Let's see what time does sun up a pick like about 9 or so that would be the condition that would be the case under permanent daylight Savings.

is like Yeah.

Might not told exactly.

And then Tulsa and place would be so tired.

First of hype from previous night.

>> And who knows when got to sleep at night.

And then in the they really don't wake up.

There's still groggy.

So the employers not have bright and alert to look for them.

And the most important part of a businesses that the place alert and ready to yes, specially get.

You know, talk about some industries like hospitality restaurants, where folks, you know, they're on the job, opening the doors pretty early.

But yes, even we got to get our Dunkin Donuts and coffee in Eric permanent daylight saving time.

It could have some pretty.

>> Serious effects on sleep.

Tell us a little bit about that.

>> Yes, so your body, everybody's aware of the adverse side effects that are cute.

When the time change happens there creased heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, medical incidences.

And so those people are aware of that as far as the time change goes but under permit daylight sick or daylight Savings Time right now your body is fighting against Daylight Savings Time the whole time.

It's the sun.

The sun controls.

Your internal circadian rhythm and standard time as more closely aligned with your human circadian rhythm.

So daylight savings Time sending you off an hour for the entire time.

You're on it.

made permanent.

Those effects never go away, right?

And we also know disruptions in circadian rhythm can also impact health.

Yes, what are some of those impacts?

>> Yes, so you know, increased, you know, increase heart and strokes.

You know, decreased mental health.

The important thing is that your body needs darkness at night to fall asleep.

And some light in the morning to wake up.

It sounds like a simple concept, but you know, the that melatonin that's produced at night, it's very important.

And the sunlight in the morning is the biggest indicator that suppresses that melatonin and allows you to wake up.

truly do anticipate, you know, business is starting to change their hours to accommodate this say opening later.

And just definitely they might.

But however, >> there is that the outside of fall >> happened before in Florida.

Once they changed it, then do a more accidents.

Cause we get hit by car in the coast, in the in in the morning then energy savings.

I think they want this event would much so even though that businesses might the might benefit on the whole.

I don't think that the what the benefit the entire of because I'm a community that much if everybody has a that there's a Canadian bit of mist that fence and improperly, right, right.

>> Erica, and their the health risks that are associated for kids and teenagers because especially for teens and kids for that matter, right.

Zeid more sleep in teens because their circadian rhythm is different.

How how might this impact them?

>> Yeah, absolutely.

as she just reference in 1974, outrage over permanent daylight Savings Time was caused because of so many accidents involving young kids.

So that's the direct safety impact.

But their health is impacted.

2 young children.

They're not aware of the time change or what time it is.

The Senate controls when they go to sleep hopefully and with the wake up and for teenagers, especially they're biologically predisposed to stay up later.

And so the Daylight Savings Time if they have dark warnings as well, it will be even harder for them to wake up.

>> Right and off to school, they go with all the responsibilities that kids have.

truly the city reports about 30 cases a business related burglaries a week, most of which do not result in an arrest being made.

Could an extra hour of evening daylight possibly bring some of those numbers down?

>> I don't think so a crime happens in the broad daylight to experience that it help.

>> Eric, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

As you've mentioned, you will support a change to permanent daylight standard time.

And you have introduced a bill that opposes the Sunshine Protection Act.

Tell us more about your bill and why the change the standard time do you think would be more beneficial from a health and sleep perspective?

Absolutely.

So the Sunshine for our Kids Act.

turned 96.

38 was introduced by Representative Mary Scanlon represent Pat Harrigan of North Carolina.

>> It's a bipartisan bill.

We have about 10 co-sponsors right now and it hasn't even been a month in this presents the only viable way.

10 o'clock changed that protects safety and health of all Americans, I guess, you know, there.

>> 3 scenarios, right change today, permanent daylight saving permanent daylight standard or just leaving things the way they are to the health benefits from no longer changing the clocks city out risk outweigh the risks of moving to permanent daylight saving We have host multiple studies about the adverse health effects, the economic potential economic benefits haven't really been proven it.

And they're mostly anecdotal.

>> The Congressional Research Services put out a report yesterday that noted that fact but also noted the fact that the health implications are well documented and so permanent standard time to get only choice.

If we want to get rid of the time, change.

And that's our position here treaty.

You know, couple seconds left.

How do you think a permanent switch to standard time would impact businesses?

>> I think that the in place probably what we have to consider Moses to employees they would be a this would so so used to getting up into At the same point of they going to sleep in a certain point if they think they will be a.