Oregonians are closer to not having to switch their clocks twice a year. The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would potentially establish year-round daylight saving time.

The 23-4 vote on Senate Bill 320 sends the measure to the Oregon House.

The bill enjoyed broad support from both Republicans and Democrats. Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, noted that bi-partisan support for abolishing the semi-annual time change extends beyond the state Capitol.

“I would like us to take a moment to recognize that our governor, Kate Brown, and our president, Donald Trump, agree on something,” she said.

Both Brown and Trump have publicly supported the idea of remaining on daylight saving time year-round.

If lawmakers in the House agree, and Brown signs it into law, it would not automatically mean the end of standard time in Oregon. The bill would only take effect if both California and Washington make the same decision. It would also require congressional approval.

Opponents, including Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton, warned of unintended consequences. If the state remains on daylight saving time year-round, sunrise in Portland for several weeks each winter would not come until nearly 9 a.m.

That would make like difficult for observant Jews who wait until sunrise to say their morning prayers, said Steiner Hayward, who is Jewish.

She said she’d prefer to stay on standard time year-round. “This will significantly impede the ability of people to participate in group prayer and get to work on time,” she said.