TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As the first Sunday of November rolls around, Floridians will once again “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep.

Daylight saving time will come to an end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, meaning individuals should set their clocks back an hour before going to bed.

The time change will bring lighter mornings and darker evenings to the Sunshine State until the return of daylight saving time in March.

While many have heard the myth that farmers led the change to daylight saving time, it was actually started during World War I to save on energy costs, according to the Library of Congress.

Nearly every state except Hawaii and Arizona observes daylight saving time, but in recent years, many have begun questioning whether they actually need to change their clocks.

In 2018, Florida became the first state to enact legislation to permanently observe daylight saving time. More than a dozen states followed suit with similar bills, but none of those laws have taken effect.

A federal statute is required to stop switching the clock back and forth, but despite pushes from lawmakers like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Congress has yet to take action.

Even six years later, it’s a pursuit Rubio hasn’t given up on. In a Monday statement ahead of the switch back to standard time, the senator urged Congress to pass his Sunshine Protection Act.

Rubio reintroduced the act, which would make daylight saving time permanent across the country, in March 2023.

“It’s time to lock the clock and stop enduring the ridiculous and antiquated practice of switching our clocks back and forth,” Rubio said. “Let’s finally pass my Sunshine Protection Act and end the need to ‘fall back’ and ‘spring forward’ for good.”

Those in favor of permanently observing daylight saving time point to potential health benefits such as a decrease in seasonal depression, as well as some studies showing a possible reduction in incidents like car crashes.

However, it would also entail a much different start to the day for many people in the winter, with the sky still covered in darkness as parents would be sending their children off to school.