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Get details about new state laws
Each edition of the Focus on New Laws column highlights a new law that cities need to know about. Please be sure to always consult your city attorney with technical questions about compliance with laws. For more information about new laws passed in 2023, check out the League’s 2023 Law Summaries (pdf). The 2023 Law Summaries will continue to be published throughout the summer.
Read 2023 Focus on New Laws articles
- Local Affordable Housing Aid and Statewide Affordable Housing Aid
- Transportation Advancement Account
- Fire Suppression Grant Program and Reporting Requirements
- Peace Officers Required to Carry and Be Trained on Use of Medication to Reverse Opioid Overdoses
- 4d Property Tax Classification and Transition Aid
- Sacred Settlements
- Special Service Districts
- Public Safety Aid
- Employment Law Changes
- Pre-Election, Election Day, and Post-Election Changes
- Elections Administration Changes, Elections Funding, and Absentee and Early Voting
- Local Sales Taxes
- Truth-in-Taxation Summary Budget Information
- Adult-Use Cannabis: What Cities Need to Know
- Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
- Cannabis Possession Legal Beginning Aug. 1
- Earned Sick and Safe Time
- Public Safety Duty Disability
- Change to Open Meeting Law
- Catalytic Converter Theft
- Hotel Licensing Authority for Cities
- Expanded Direct Balloting Timeline for 2023, Early Voting Established
- Changes to Public Employment Labor Relations Act
- Bonding Project Contractor Certification Requirements
- Managed Natural and Native Landscaping Permitted in Cities
- Local Government Compensation Cap Repeal
- Long-Term Capital Plan Investment Authority Expanded to More Cities