Saturday marks the start of a new fiscal year for most states, and with that comes the enactment of new laws.
July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year for most U.S. states, and with that comes the enactment of new laws. Here's a list of the notable ones:
Floridians can carry weapons without a permit
California makes it easier for residents, local governments and the state attorney general to sue firearm retailers in civil court
Kansas bans transgender people from using restrooms, locker rooms, domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers that are consistent with their gender identities
Georgia blocks most gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18
Florida bans classroom instruction on STIs and periods before sixth grade
Near-complete ban on no-knock warrants in Minnesota
Virginia classifies fentanyl as a 'weapon of terrorism'
Marriage licenses for kids are banned in Connecticut
Indiana repeals ban on throwing stars, except on school property. The statute defines throwing stars to "mean a throwing-knife, throwing-iron, or other knife-like weapon with blades set at different angles."
Tougher consumer data privacy laws in Colorado and Connecticut expected to afford residents more control over their personal data
Pornography sites required to take "reasonable steps" to verify that their users are at least 18 years old in Virginia
School books with sex acts are now banned in Iowa
Restrictions on certain race and gender topics in Tennessee
Mississippi picks the blueberry as its state fruit
Notable laws not included in NBC's article:
Maryland legalizes recreational marijuana for those 21 and above presenting an ID
Connecticut makes it legal for people to grow marijuana
Massachusetts allows people who are in the country illegally to apply for a state driver’s license
Washington will deduct a tax from workers' paychecks to fund a mandatory long-term care insurance program for residents who can't live independently due to illness, injury or aging-related conditions
What, no period talk until 6th grade? Did no one tell them the average age of menarche has been declining for a while, and it's not unusual for 9-10 year olds to start menstruating? If anything they should be covering it for even younger kids than before.
That’s certainly one of the dumbest culture war legislations in recent history… I don’t even see any particular ideological justification for this either.
What is going on in Indiana with that they had to make ninja stars illegal in the first place? Either way it's good to see that injustice righted while still thinking of the children.
A lot of laws about weapons aren't really about anything actually happening or dangers. Often it's about perceptions people have or actually about trying to target a group politicians don't like.
That's how bailsongs and switch blades got restricted in a lot of states. Also why suppressors or short barreled firearms are regulated like hand grenades.