New laws coming into effect in 2024 – Clean slates, crackdowns and reforms

As the calendar flips to 2024, a number of new laws are coming into effect around the United States.

They include "Clean Slate" laws sealing criminal records, crackdowns on retail theft and sex trafficking, and laws affecting bail and probation.

Here are just a few new laws coming into play around the country at some point this year:

In March, a new Texas law will make illegal immigration, historically a federal crime, a state-level crime.

Senate Bill 4 is already facing challenges in court, but it will give local police the authority to arrest illegal border crossers and give aliens the choice to either leave the country or face prosecution.