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New year, new laws: What California residents should expect in 2016

Michael Tran and Katie Rodriguez pass a cyclist on their Hoverboards while displaying ease of use on the Venice Beach Boardwalk on December 10, 2015. 
The hot item on many holiday lists will help you zip around town, the shopping mall and from one end of the workplace to another.These so-called "hoverboards" or self-balancing electric scooters, are surging in popularity in the first season where they have been available at relatively affordable prices -- as low as $300 for some models.  / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN        (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Michael Tran and Katie Rodriguez pass a cyclist on their Hoverboards while displaying ease of use on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
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New year, new laws: What California residents should expect in 2016

The new year is right around the corner, and with it brings new policies and politics.

California is expected to see a range of new laws from restrictions on carrying guns, a higher minimum wage, vaccination requirements for students, reproductive service notifications, as well as new laws regulating hoverboards and boozy bike rides.  

In 2015 Governor Jerry Brown signed 807 bills into law. California gained national attention for its death dignity law that allows doctors to prescribe terminally ill patients with lethal doses of drugs.

New actions moved forward to regulate medical marijuana in the state and a controversial law passed that requires more children to be immunized before starting school.

How will the new laws change the everyday lives of California residents?

Guest:

John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times