As we turn the corner into 2025, federal policies are destined to change when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
But alongside a busy election year, many states charged forward with their own legislative sessions, passing laws to tackle everything from restrictions on what eggs can be sold to penalties for those convicted in large-scale, smash-and-grab robberies.
Gun safety activists have touted a wave of newly passed laws aimed at educating consumers on the risks associated with gun ownership and securely storing firearms. Meanwhile, several new laws are aimed at tackling crime with harsher sentences, continuing a roll-back of criminal justice reform that has been unraveling for the last couple of years.
Here is a look at some laws going into effect on Jan. 1, 2025: