State Rep Wants to Put Michigan on Daylight Saving Time All Year Enter your number to get our free mobile app If you're tired of long winter nights where darkness sets in before 5:30 pm, you'll probably be on board with a new bill introduced by State Representative Michele Hoitenga. The bill would permanently put Michigan on Daylight Saving Time. The move would eliminate the semi-annual need to change clocks and would mean more daylight in the evening hours through the winter months. Hoitenga, a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, has introduced House Bill 4052 which would permanently put Michigan on 'Spring Forward' time. Participation in year-round Daylight Saving Time would require legislators in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to pass similar measures.