>> IT'S A NEW YEAR AND THAT MEANS NEW LAWS ARE IN EFFECT IN ILLINOIS.

MORE THAN 300 OF THEM W T TW NEWS REPORTER AMANDA VINIK.

HE JOINS US NOW WITH A RUNDOWN ON SOME OF THEM THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOU.

ALL RIGHT, AMANDA, WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW HEADING INTO 2020 FOR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, NICK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS SAYING THAT THERE ARE ONLY 2 THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE CERTAIN.

>> DEATH AND TAXES, BUT HAVE ANOTHER ONE AND THAT IS NEW LAWS AND WELL, CONGRESS IN 2023.

HAVE DONE MUCH BY MEANS OF TESTING.

WE LOST THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

SURE DID.

AND SO, YES, I WILL HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW WITH YOU.

LET'S START WITH THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

DANGLING SOMETHING FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS STILL ILLEGAL.

BUT NO LONGER CAN POLICE PULL YOU OVER SOLELY FOR THAT?

WHATEVER YOU WANT IN THE DESK AND I AND THEN ALSO AUTOMATICALLY PLATE READERS, THESE ARE PROLIFIC THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH CARJACKING, SIMPLY TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON IT.

ILLINOIS, HOWEVER, WILL NOT ALLOW FOOTAGE FROM THEM TO BE USED TO DETAIN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE TO INVESTIGATE ANYTHING ALONG WITH THAT.

ALSO TO HELP PERSECUTE ANYBODY SEEKING AN ABORTION IN ILLINOIS, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE OTHER STATES WHERE ABORTIONS ILLEGAL IN FOLKS HEADING INTO OUR STATE FOR REPRODUCTIVE CARE.

NOW, ALSO I GOT IS GETTING INTO THE APP GAME.

>> NEW LAW REQUIRES THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP AN APP WITH THE LATEST ON ROAD CONDITIONS.

BE ON WHETHER LANE CLOSURES DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.

SO THERE YOU DON'T KNOW, HOWEVER, NECK HOW THAT IS GOING TO COMPARED TO SOMETHING LIKE WAYS ALREADY EXISTS.

LIKE TAKING A LITTLE TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED.

AND I'M THERE YOU GO.

>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE ARE A LOT OF LAWS ON THE BOOKS.

A NEW LAWS ABOUT EDUCATION.

YEAH.

AND SO I SCHOOL A COUPLE.

VERY ALRIGHT SCHOOLS BUT HAVE TO DO DRILLS AND HAVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS FROM HERE ON OUT.

THOSE PLANS NOW NEED TO INCLUDE.

>> HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD RAPIDLY GAIN ENTRY TO A SCHOOL IF NEEDED.

NOW, THERE ARE ALSO SOME NEW LESSON REQUIREMENTS.

STUDENTS MUST BE TAUGHT ABOUT THE DANGERS ALLERGIES AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF OPIOIDS IN THEIR HEALTH CLASS.

ALSO SOME THIS MANDATORY SCHOOLS HAVE TO HAVE NALOXONE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR ON HAND THAT COULD HELP TO REVERSE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

AND THEN SPEAKING OF OPIOIDS AND TRYING TO PREVENT DEATHS RELATED TO THAT PHARMACISTS ARE RETAILERS ARE NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO SELL THOSE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS.

AND SO BASICALLY THOSE ARE SHIPS THAT ARE ABLE TO DETECT REALLY POWERFUL READ DEADLY FENTANYL THAT CAN BE MIXED IN WITH STREET DRUGS THE OBJECTIVE.

THE OBJECTIVE THERE, OF COURSE, TO SAVE LIVES.

YEAH, I KNOW A LOT OF HARM REDUCTION ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THAT MEASURE FOR A LONG TIME.

WHAT ABOUT SMOKING?

THERE'S A NEW LAW ABOUT E-CIGARETTES.

YES.

SO THE CDC SAYS THAT SOME POPULATIONS, VAPING IS EVER MORE POPULAR.

>> ILLINOIS, HOWEVER, CRACKING DOWN ON WHERE FOLKS CAN ELECTRONICALLY LIGHT UP.

A LOT NOW SAYS NOT INDOOR PUBLIC PLACE SAYS REALLY THE SAME RULES THAT COVER REGULAR CIGARETTES NOW APPLY TO VAPING.

I'M SURE A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.

ANY OTHER BIG HIGHLIGHTS.

WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BIG THEME.

SO, YES, I 300 WAS THERE ARE A TON COVERING THE GAMUT HEALTH.

I WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME BIG POLICIES THAT AFFECT LEAVE FOR WORKERS.

A STATE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT THAT ALLOWS FOLKS REALLY ACCRUE HOUR OF PAID LEAVE FOR EVERY 40 HOURS WORKS.

THAT IS PRETTY MAJOR.

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER LEAVE POLICIES IN EFFECT.

THOSE WHO HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS KILLED IN A VIOLENT CRIME OR FOR A LOSS OF A CHILD TO SUICIDE, MANDATING THAT THEIR EMPLOYERS GIVE LEE FOR THAT.

ALSO, THE MINIMUM WAGE IN CHICAGO, IT'S ALREADY HIGHER BUT STATEWIDE, SOMETHING MEANINGFUL, ILLINOIS ON THE WAY TO $15 THAT COMES NEXT YEAR.

THIS YEAR, IT'S UP TO $14 AN HOUR FOR THE MINIMUM WAGE.

AND THEN NICK, FINALLY, I'LL ADD THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF ACTUAL NATIONAL ATTENTION IS A BAN ON BOOK BANS.

AND REALLY THAT'S NOT QUITE A BAN ON.

BUT FANS, ILLINOIS CAN'T DO THAT.

BUT WITH THE STATE IS DOING IS SAYING ANY STATE GRANT MONEY WILL NOT GO TO LIBRARIES.

THAT AND CERTAINLY USING THEIR POWER, AT LEAST WHEREVER THEY CAN, EVEN IF THEY CAN'T STOP THE BANS OUTRIGHT.

END OF ANY KEY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THE NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.

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