Laws Effective October 1st
September 26, 2023A number of new laws that are effective on Sunday, October 1st were passed during the 2023 legislative session that address several issue areas to improve our great state.
New laws include wrong-way driving prevention with a test program on 120 highway exit ramps determined high risk for wrong-way drivers, gun violence prevention, and prohibiting hand-harvesting of ecologically important horseshoe crabs or their eggs from state waters.
Additionally, we prohibited deceptive and coercive interrogation methods and implemented proper notification of inmates’ families and any associated victims of related crime(s) when they transfer them from one facility to another.
These are just some of the laws that take effect on Sunday, October 1st-- click here to view the full list.
Your calls, emails, and testimony at public hearings during this year's legislative session directly influenced these new laws. Thank you for your input, and please continue sharing your views and making your voice heard during our legislative process.