In 2024, California lawmakers passed (and Governor Newsom signed) more than 100 bills; many of those (as well as bills from previous years) will become new laws and are scheduled to take effect after Jan. 1, 2025.
The resources included on this page can be used to help you learn more about these new laws.
Since you'll be using sources that are not part of the library's databases collection, you may want to consider using a reference management system like ZoteroBib to assist you with generating MLA citations.
New California laws that might affect your 2025 (Source: CapRadio)
Get up to speed fast on these new California laws taking effect in 2025 (Source: CalMatters)
Some of you may decide to incorporate a 'call to action' in your argumentative essay and encourage your reader/audience to make steps toward a certain goal. If one of those actions is to submit an idea for a bill, you may find the resources below helpful.