Daylight saving time happens only twice a year, but the semiannual changing of clocks leaves an impact on the rest of the calendar.

Currently, 48 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia follow daylight saving time, excluding Arizona and Hawaii.

State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) is proposing House Bill 119 in an effort to make Pennsylvania the third state to opt out, as permitted by the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Diamond says there are multiple health hazards and other concerns that result from changing clocks twice per year.

"The incidences of strokes go up twice a year in the weeks following the changing of clocks," said Diamond. "There's a measurable decline in academic performance. There's a measurable increase in accidents, workplace accidents.

"Just in general, for e

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