Trump for president earlier this year.

>> Well, today, July 15th, many new laws passed by the Kentucky General Assembly.

Take effect our Toby Kemp's looks at what's now on the books.

>> Lawmakers filed more than 1000 bills during the 2024 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

More than 200 became law and are now in effect, including House Bill 5, a sweeping Republican backed anti-crime bill.

Among the changes it makes to Kentucky criminal law.

It puts in place a new 3 strikes rule for repeat offenders makes carjacking a Class B felony and classify selling are providing fentanyl to a person who dies from an overdose as manslaughter.

The most controversial piece of the bill, a provision allowing police to charge people for camping on streets, sidewalks and other public grounds.

Democratic lawmakers called the bill too costly.

It said it would worsen jail overcrowding and criminalize the poor and homeless supporters of the bill said it was time to take a tougher approach to crime.

>> We really don't know what makes us safe, but we do know what justices and when someone carjacks a car and there's no consequences for some, it's camping out in your front yard and there's no consequences are people are ruing your neighborhood open drug use and things like that.

That causes a community to spiral down fewer than half of Kentucky's counties even have a homeless shelter.

We are requiring the enforcement of the law that essentially criminalizes the act of being homeless.

>> The solution is not criminalization.

The solution is more housing.

Another tough on crime bill that is now law Senate bill 20.

>> Allowing children 15 or older to be tried as adults if they're charged with a felony.

That involves the use of a firearm.

The white horse racing and gaming are regulated in Kentucky changes with Senate bill 299.

It moves the regulatory functions of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to the independent Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Commission is now oversees horse racing and breeding and all gaming in the state.

The General Assembly and not the governor gets final say about artwork and statues that go in the state capitol as House Bill.

513 takes effect.

You now need to provide identification to prove your 18 or older to access websites with adult content rather than comply with the new law.

The adult website Pornhub took itself offline and Kentucky House Bill 278.

Also increases the penalties for human trafficking offenses.

And for those in a position of authority convicted of a sex crime Senate Bill, 74 known as the Momnibus bill aims to improve maternal health care and Kentucky which has the 6th highest maternal death rate in the country.

Some parts of it are scheduled to go into effect next year and some now, including requiring state Medicaid coverage for lactation consultation, breastfeeding equipment and digital health services related to pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

Kentucky currently requires drivers to slow down and move over for first responders.

Highway crews tow truck operators and other roadside workers, Senate bill 107, expands that to include any disabled vehicles displaying emergency signals, according to Kentucky State Police over the past 5 years.

>> 32 people were killed while either leaving or approaching their vehicles.

And 16 people were killed in crashes.

Well, changing tires or performing other work on their vehicles.

>> Other laws now in effect, House Bill 100 allowing homeless people to get a copy of their birth certificate without having to pay fees.

Craft distillers can cut out the middleman and sell up to 5,000 gallons annually of spirits.

They distilled directly to retailers and called gets caught as the official state mineral and becomes the official state rock, which is geologically, correct.

Cao site now takes over as the state's official mineral for Kentucky