All US adults will be required to present REAL ID-compliant identification to fly domestically and access certain federal facilities from May 2025. This is just one of the new laws taking effect in the US in 2025.
As well as new identification requirements for domestic travel, state laws governing everything from the use of artificial intelligence to transgender health care will soon be enforced.
At the end of last year, The Epoch Times highlighted the more notable new laws that will take effect in US states in 2025. The outlet noted several new laws are set to take effect in 2025, impacting various aspects of life in the United States, including digital content creation, kids’ social media use and more.
Most of these laws are not unique to the US and throughout the West people are familiar with the underlying agenda that has given rise to such laws. Judging by these laws alone, it is hard not to feel that the West is experiencing or being forced into a crisis of moral decline, with some places more in crisis than others.
Abortion
In New York, a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion as a right will become enforceable on 1 January 2025, although its full implications are still unclear as state law already protects abortion through foetal viability and in cases involving a risk to the mother’s health or life.
The amendment to the New York constitution also bars discrimination based on characteristics such as national origin, gender identity and gender expression. Opponents argue that the amendment could lead to the expansion of other constitutional rights such as transgender surgeries for minors, male participation on female sports teams and voting rights for non-citizens.
Seven other states have passed amendments to expand or protect abortion access, with most either already in effect or facing legal disputes.
REAL ID Enforcement
The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Department of Homeland Security has delayed the enforcement of REAL ID multiple times due to the covid-19 pandemic. The enforcement date for REAL ID compliance is 7 May 2025.
From that date, all US adults will be required to present REAL ID-compliant identification to fly domestically and access certain federal facilities. All REAL ID-compliant cards will have a star symbol on the upper portion of the card, with US passports also being an acceptable form of ID.
Digital Replication and AI
California will enforce two laws protecting the voices and likenesses of actors and performers from digital replication through artificial intelligence, requiring professionally negotiated contracts and banning the commercial use of digital replicas of deceased performers without their estate’s consent.
Similar laws will also be enforced in Illinois, which has banned the distribution of AI-generated audio or visual replicas of a person without their consent and expanded the definition of “child pornography” to include digitally manipulated or created depictions.
Children’s Social Media Use
In Florida, a new law will prohibit children ages 13 and under from joining social media platforms starting on 1 January 2025, and require parental consent for those aged 14 and 15 to create social media accounts, with civil penalties and liabilities imposed on non-compliant platforms.
California has introduced a law requiring parents or guardians of children who perform in monetised online videos to set aside a percentage of the minor’s gross earnings in a trust for their benefit.
Another California law, expanding the Coogan Law, will require employers of child influencers to set aside 15 per cent of their gross earnings in a trust, providing additional protections for child actors and influencers.
Ten Commandments in Louisiana Classrooms
In Louisiana, a law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public classrooms is set to take effect on 1 January 2025, despite a federal judge finding the law “facially unconstitutional” and temporarily blocking its enforcement.
Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill is appealing the injunction, arguing that it only applies to the five school boards named in the lawsuit and plans to work with the remaining schools to ensure compliance.
Student Privacy and Gender Identity
California has become the first state to ban schools from requiring teachers to disclose students’ sexual or gender identities to anyone without the student’s consent, effective 1 January 2025.
New Hampshire will enforce a law banning transgender surgeries for minors on 1 January 2025, while a law barring male students from joining female sports teams has been temporarily blocked by a judge.
Ohio will require students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex, effective February 2025.
Source: https://expose-news.com/2025/01/02/new-laws-taking-effect-in-the-us-in-2025/
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