An agave Margarita and gin Martini made by mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout sit on a bar within the Starlight Room of the Sir Francis Drake Resort in San Francisco, Dec. 20, 2012.
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Beginning immediately in Kansas, suppliers should ask sufferers why they’re getting an abortion. A Florida legislation goes into impact permitting individuals who shoot bears on their property a “Stand Your Floor” sort protection. It is July 1, so states throughout the nation are placing new legal guidelines into impact.
From reporting throughout the NPR community, listed below are a couple of notable new legal guidelines.
California drink check kits
In California, bars and nightclubs that solely serve clients 21 and over should present check kits for drug testing drinks both free of charge or for a minimal price. These sorts of companies should additionally publish a discover studying: “Don’t get roofied! Drink spiking drug check kits obtainable right here. Ask a employees member for particulars” in a conspicuous location.
KPBS stories that Devin Blankenship, with the California Division of Alcoholic Beverage Management, says he hopes the legislation offers a way of safety for individuals who go to bars and nightclubs, “In the event that they’re ever suspicious of one thing occurring, that they are in a position to attain out to the employees, request a check equipment, check their drink and be capable to take pleasure in themselves with out worrying about somebody messing or tampering with their drink.”
Kansas abortion suppliers should ask sufferers why
Because the Kansas Information Service stories, beginning immediately, abortion suppliers are required to ask sufferers which of 11 potential causes is most related to their choice to get an abortion. Potential causes embody that the affected person can not financially afford a baby or that the being pregnant resulted from rape or incest.
The query is elective — the legislation states that if somebody refuses to reply, their refusal might be recorded. However lawmakers voted down a proposed modification that might have clarified to sufferers that the query is elective.
Georgia swatting penalties
These convicted in Georgia of calling in false alarms to properties or companies — against the law often called swatting — will face a felony prison cost as an alternative of a misdemeanor, as reported by Georgia Public Broadcasting. Lawmakers increased the penalty after a number of Georgia public officers had been the targets of swatting at their properties.
‘Stand your floor’ however for bears (in Florida)
Underneath a legislation in Florida, individuals will not be topic to penalties for killing bears in the event that they “fairly believed” that their motion was essential to keep away from the specter of dying or critical bodily harm to an individual, pet or property.
As reported by WFSU, the legislation sparked critical debate within the legislature. Individuals who shoot bears could be required to inform the state inside 24 hours and present they didn’t deliberately place themselves or pets in conditions the place they wanted to kill bears.
California ‘junk charges’
In California, as KQED stories, firms must disclose the total price of all the pieces from resort rooms to live performance tickets upfront due to a state legislation taking impact that bans so-called junk charges. These are the hidden prices that get tacked onto a invoice proper earlier than you pay.
After some last-minute political wrangling in Sacramento, the restaurant business is exempt from the brand new legislation.
As KQED factors out, Minnesota’s governor additionally signed a legislation this spring banning junk charges. And lawmakers in Connecticut and New York are contemplating comparable laws.
