By NCSL's Communication Division
In Texas, college students will have to show proof they've been vaccinated against bacterial meningitis before they can live on campus. In Kentucky, people will be limited on how much money they can borrow through payday loans. And in Illinois drivers are prohibited from texting while driving.
Each year, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) produces a list that highlights some of the new state laws that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
Not every law passed by state legislatures becomes effective on Jan. 1. State constitutions or statutes usually establish when laws go into effect. Sometimes, an effective date is written into the specific piece of legislation.
This is also not an exhaustive list, but rather a sampling of some new state laws (organized alphabetically by topic) effective on New Year’s Day.
We've been doing that in NJ for years.
Posted by: Lurker | January 04, 2010 at 06:19 PM