Editor's Note: This is a look at laws taking effect in 2018. For a look at laws passing in 2018, follow our coverage of the California Legislature here.

Every year hundreds of new California laws take effect Jan. 1. Many of them won't have much effect on your daily life. Here's a closer look at some that might in 2018.

To learn more about a law, click its title. More stories will be added throughout the month.