"Illinois and Tennessee Gear Up for Diverse New Laws in 2024"
Starting in 2024, U.S. states are enacting a variety of new laws addressing issues from the trivial, such as allowing fuzzy dice to hang from car mirrors in Illinois, to the significant, like red flag laws in Minnesota and bans on ghost guns in Colorado. Illinois is also implementing a ban on high-powered semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, despite a Supreme Court decision not to block it. Online activities are being regulated with new laws in Connecticut and North Carolina, and Illinois is allowing lawsuits against deepfake pornography. Gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors face bans in several states, while others are introducing protections. Book bans in schools are being addressed differently across states, with Indiana making it easier to challenge books and Illinois protecting against book restrictions. Additionally, over 20 states are raising their minimum wages, and various states are implementing tax rate changes, including reductions in sales tax on groceries in Kansas and income tax in Connecticut and Missouri.