>> across the country in 2011 according to the national conference of state legislatures . many of these will take effect as soon as the ball drops on new year's day. pete williams joins me from washington, d.c. with a list of the laws we should be looking out for. i guess you will not do all 40,000, but one of the things is the light bulbs . what's the latest?
>> i am going to do all 40,000 in alphabet cal order. that was to have been the day that the 100 watt incandescent light bulb can no longer be made in the u.s. people who want that were light would have to choose floresents or hool jens. just before leaving town, congress pushed back the deadline to october. when it kicks in, stores can still sell the existing stocks at 100 watts, but after they are gone, no more. new laws that go into effect require some voters in this year's elections to show photo id before getting a ballot. kansas, texas and tennessee are the latest to restrict them. five other states already do. rhode island and new hampshire will ask for them, but allow voting if other identification is provided. the more than 60 million american who is get social security are in for a cost of living increase on the first of the year. that will be about $450 more for the entire year. eight states will raise minimum raise. san francisco will be the first city to raise the minimum wage above $10. it will go to $10.24 an hour, $3 higher than the federal minimum. the commercial truck and bus drivers will face stiff fine fist they use hand held cell phones at the wheel. as of the new year, you mentioned tanning beds that. law goes into effect in california and puts them off limits to anyone under 18. california becomes the first state to bar minors from using them. skin cancer has become an epidemic with young women .
>> so many laws that will be instituted in 2012 . as we look forward, there is probably going to be issues about how quickly they can implement many of the laws as they look forward to the year.
>> the voter id is interesting. there won't be elections on the first of the year. in some states where the justice department has to approve them, for example, such as texas where they have to preclear any change in voting procedures, there could be a controversy. the justice department said it's going to fail to preclear the south carolina strict law and south carolina officials said they will go to court over that. we will see about the battles over that. this is a raging debate and republicans say photo ids are needed to control voter fraud , but voter fraud is say myth that there is not much of and the laws are intended to suppress vote turn out among the minority and elderly students and people who don't have the photo id.
>> if anyone can break down 40,000 laws, it would be you.
>> we will get to be in the next hour.
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