What is a Law New?
A new law is a piece of legislation that has been proposed, debated, and passed by Congress or another legislative body. Once a new law is in effect, it becomes an official rule that governs behavior within a society or country. Laws are formally introduced in the form of bills, and are numbered based on where they were first introduced – for example, H.R. 10 is the House of Representatives version of a bill, and S. 42 is the Senate version. Once a bill is passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President, it is known as a Public Law or Act.
When a new law goes into effect, it is known as “law new.” There are many different kinds of laws at various levels of government. For example, the law of a city may include its charter and laws passed by its legislature and codified in its Consolidated Laws. The law of a state or country may also include federal laws, regulations, and decisions by courts that interpret those laws.
The new laws of 2023 include a number of measures to reduce penalties, provide opportunities to cure certain violations, and to repeal a subchapter in the Administrative Code that contains existing law regulating third-party food delivery services. DCWP is also required to prepare a notice for City agencies to provide to employees and job applicants regarding federal and state student loan forgiveness programs.
Other notable new laws include a law that allows voters to cast their ballots for an entire county or assembly district if they are temporarily located outside of that area, and one that makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to sleep or camp on state-owned land in Missouri. Read more about these and other new laws here.