There is no House companion, and still two more committee stops in the Senate, but Sen. Bill Posey got a small victory this afternoon when his bill to end Florida's participation in daylight savings time passed its first stop by a 4-1 vote, with Sen. Jim King opposed.

"The body just gets out of equilibrium," Posey said of the annual fall forward fall back tradition. "Our state would be better off not participating."

But King said in a state like Florida where the sunny days draw tourists, banning the practice makes no sense.

"For people who like the summer and the long days, daylight savings is a plus," King said. "For me, it's enough of a plus to live with the inconvenience of changing my clocks twice a year."