From AI to Minimum Wages: These Are the Laws Shaping 2025

States will be enforcing new provisions governing digital content creation, kids’ social media use, and more.

The 2025 New Year's Eve numerals are displayed in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 18, 2024. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo

As the nation turns the page on 2024 and rings in the new year, several laws are slated to take effect that could define 2025.

State laws governing everything from the use of artificial intelligence to transgender health care will soon be enforced, as will new identification requirements for domestic travel.