Hundreds of new laws in California take effect this year. Here's what to know for 2025.
Here's what to know about California's most notable new laws and how they'll affect you. Cracking down on retail crime, property theft. Nearly a dozen bills signed into law by Gov
These new laws are now in effect across California
A new set of laws are now in effect across California this year. The big picture: State lawmakers introduced nearly 5,000 bills in 2024, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed just over 1,000 of them into law.
California Introduces 38 New Laws for 2025
During California's latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced, with almost half failing without a vote.
Get up to speed fast on these new California laws taking effect in 2025
Cannabis cafes and expanded outdoor drinking? An end to a banking fee? More protections for your credit score if you face medical debt? These are among the roughly 1,000 new laws hitting California starting the first day of 2025.
New California laws that might affect your 2025
California lawmakers passed — and Governor Gavin Newsom signed — more than 100 bills, and many of those have become new laws in 2025. Plus there are bills from previous years that are also scheduled to take effect after Jan.
LA Times Today: The new laws affecting Californians in 2025
The start of each new year always brings a host of new laws that will impact the daily lives of Californians. They range from the mundane, such as new parking violations, to new laws about food delivery drivers and the effects of crushing medical debt.
Cannabis cafes, AI and parking: How new California laws could affect you in 2025
California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans, ...
New California laws for 2025: A crackdown on bank fees, protections for workers and more
The new year brings a 50-cent raise for California’s minimum wage workers, who will see their base pay increase to $16.50 an ...
These new California laws will go into effect in 2025
From parking rules to health care coverage, here’s a quick look at new laws that may impact your lives this new year.
Daylighting, sideshows, transgender policies: The new California laws going into effect in 2025
A wide array of new California laws are set to go into effect in 2025, with many of them starting Jan. 1. These are some of ...
New year begins with new California laws on retail thefts, smash-and-go robberies
New laws in California make it easier to arrest people for shoplifting and prevent people convicted of theft from entering ...
California’s new ‘Daylighting’ law forces change to Davis parking
To comply with a new California law, the City of Davis announced changes that have been implemented on public parking. The law, Assembly Bill 413, also known as the ...
California's new "daylighting" law begins, prohibiting parking near crosswalks
California's new "daylighting" law prohibiting parking near crosswalks started yesterday. Rachel Kim reports. The vice ...
New law increases California's auto insurance minimums
For the first time in over five decades California is increasing its minimum auto insurance requirements this year, but the ...