At the turn of every year, you might be focusing on resolutions, seeing family, and starting a new year as fresh as possible. One thing that you should keep in your yearly routine is looking into law changes coming into effect in 2022. If you don’t have time or the bandwidth to scroll through law changes, then our law firm is here to help.

Illinois representatives work all year to find ways to improve the lives of residents. When they have new laws to implement, residents may expect them to occur at the start of the new year. New laws and law changes have taken place since 2021 began.

On January 1, 2020, 255 new laws took effect in Illinois in the areas of transportation, agriculture, crime, business, insurance, state and local government, veterans, labor, energy, education, public safety, health, and more. It’s likely that you or someone you know will be affected in some way by one or more of these changes. While we won’t be going over all 255 laws, we will break down some of the laws that impact the greatest number of people in the state. Let’s start by taking a look at how Illinois is attempting to make roadways safer.