(NEXSTAR) — In short time, most Americans will lose an hour of sleep as our clocks jump forward to daylight saving time.

But what if the clocks didn’t change?

Most federal and state efforts to end the observance of seasonal daylight saving time have been focused on locking the clocks on permanent daylight saving time. That would mean springing ahead an hour in March and not falling back an hour in November.

However, some states are looking to remain on permanent standard time, a move sleep and health experts largely agree with.

Unlike permanent daylight saving time, there are already parts of the U.S. observing permanent standard time: Hawaii and most of Arizona.

If you’ve ever been to either state, you can likely guess why. In both cases, it’s the sun. By not moving their clocks ahead in spring, Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) is able to have slightly earlier sunsets, providing earlier relief on a hot summer day. Hawaii, with its proximity to the equator, gets a relatively consistent amount of sun year-round, making “saving” daylight pointless.

A change in how sunrises and sunsets look, at least on the clock, would be the most notable difference if we stayed on standard time year-round.

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