From abortion restrictions to the ‘Taylor Swift bill’: These are the new laws across the US for the new year
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From laws impacting reproductive health care to a law stemming from crazed Taylor Swift ticket sales, a plethora of new legislation is going into effect next year. The new year means new laws being enacted in every state. From the so-called “Taylor Swift bill” to gun storage laws, residents in various states will soon live with new requirements. Many states will pass laws but leave time for residents to learn about them, or get used to the new requirements. For many, that means new laws start with the new year.
![[Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia. A new law in Minnesota makes reference to her and deals with getting hard to obtain tickets to events]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/18/15/SEI232260422.jpg)
Here are just some of the new laws set to begin across the nation in 2025:. Changes to Medicaid and the state employee health plan are effective January 1, while changes to private health plans go into effect January 1, 2026, the law states. In New York, a new law permits paid time off for prenatal care or any medical care related to pregnancy. Under this law, any privately employed pregnant person in the state is eligible for an additional 20 hours of paid sick leave for prenatal care.
![[New gun storage laws are also going into effect in states across the U.S.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/18/15/SEI233017891.jpg)
Also, in Pennsylvania, new legislation extends Medicaid coverage to doula services. Reproductive health protections in these states come months afer voters approved amendments to enshrine the right to abortion into states’ constitutions in seven states, but rejected them in three — Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
In order to combat convoluted ticket resale prices for interest buyers, the law stipulates that resellers must disclose the total cost of the ticket, including any fees, surcharges, and other components so that it “must not be false or misleading.” Secondary sites will often only show the fees when a person goes to check out, and it makes the total cost significantly higher.
