We pass many laws in the state Legislature during session; however, some enacted laws have delayed effective dates. Please see below for the new laws that take effect this month.<\/p>\n
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New Laws Taking Effect \u2013 August 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Takes Effect<\/strong><\/td>\n | Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n | Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | 8\/1\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 158 of 2024<\/p>\n | \u00a72<\/p>\n Allows electronic hunting licenses as an acceptable form of tag when hunting deer or bear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/7\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 55 of 2025<\/p>\n | Part OO<\/p>\n Updates public campaign financing rules, thresholds and procedures. Allows the first $250 of a qualifying donation to be matched, as long as the donor does not contribute more than $1,050 in a single election.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/7\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2025<\/p>\n | Part LL<\/p>\n Clarifies provisions related to discovery reform and the judicial process.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/7\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 57 of 2025<\/p>\n | Part DD<\/p>\n Excludes homeless youth from the definition of \u201cminor\u201d so they can consent to health care, including medical, dental, and behavioral health services without the need for a parent or guardian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/7\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 57 of 2025<\/p>\n | Part EE<\/p>\n Strengthens Kendra\u2019s Law and involuntary commitment laws, creates a crisis support center, and sets requirements for training and recordkeeping for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use crises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/7\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 58 of 2025<\/p>\n | Part V<\/p>\n Requires online retailers to conspicuously post refund policies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8\/22\/2025<\/td>\n | Ch. 22 of 2025<\/p>\n | Requires epinephrine auto-injector devices (EpiPens) be available in certain public places and that at least one employee or volunteer be trained in its operation and be present at each function.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We pass many laws in the state Legislature during session; however, some enacted laws have delayed effective dates. Please see below for the new laws that take effect this month. New Laws Taking Effect \u2013 August 2025 Takes Effect Chapter Summary 8\/1\/2025 Ch. 158 of 2024 \u00a72 S.8644A\/A.10565 Allows electronic hunting licenses as an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3868"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3870,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions\/3870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |