Push to end Daylight Saving Time in California moves forward

FILE-- In this Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 photo, Dan LaMoore wipes down a Shinola clock at Electric Time Co., in Medfield, Mass. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, when clocks are set back one hour. A plan to eliminate Daylight Saving Time in California is moving forward. The measure to end the time change in California has come up before, but this is the furthest it's ever advanced. less FILE-- In this Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 photo, Dan LaMoore wipes down a Shinola clock at Electric Time Co., in Medfield, Mass. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, when clocks are set back one ... more Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Push to end Daylight Saving Time in California moves forward 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

Could Daylight Saving Time become a thing of the past?

A plan to eliminate Daylight Saving Time in California is moving forward. The measure to end the time change in California has come up before, but this is the furthest it's ever advanced.

Assembly Bill 807 would eliminate Daylight Saving Time in the Golden State altogether. It was approved by the State Senate Wednesday. Now it'll head to the governor.

California voters could then expect to see the measure on the ballot during the general election this November.

The bill's author, Assemblyman Kansen Chu of San Jose, said the practice doesn't make sense anymore because California's energy consumption pattern has changed.

"We got so many electronic gadgets and the air conditioning and you name it. Back in the '40s when they go home, they pretty much retired, but nowadays, the energy consumption in the evenings is actually higher than the day time," Chu said.

He said eliminating Daylight Saving Time would help people save on their electricity bills. He added that data shows health risks such as heart attacks and strokes go up during the time changes.

"Studies show that work-related accidents and traffic accidents actually increase the week after we change the clock," Chu said.

If voters approve the measure in November, a new bill would need to pass both houses and the governor would need to sign it into law.

California would not be the first state to eliminate Daylight Saving Time. A similar measure already passed in both the house and senate in Florida.

Arizona and Hawaii do not adjust their clocks during the year.