Various new state laws will go into effect Sunday, with the start of the new year.

The big picture: From minimum wage increases across nearly two dozen states, access to abortion expanded or limited, and the legalization of marijuana and shrooms sales for some, many people will be impacted by a variety of new laws.

Here's a look at new state laws on abortion, drugs and minimum wage:

Abortion

• Californians voted to approve Proposition 1, which expressly guarantees a person’s "fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives."
• Tennessee's new law, HB2416, will go into effect Jan. 1, requiring any "abortion-inducing drug" to be provided only by a qualified physician in a medical facility, and not through the mail or at pharmacies.
• New York will require every private insurance plan offering maternity care coverage to cover abortion starting Jan. 1.

Drugs

• The Inflation Reduction Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, capping the monthly out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 — but only for seniors on Medicare.
• Maryland, meanwhile, is capping the price of insulin for anyone on state-regulated insurance plans. The Insulin Cost Reduction Act will cap copayments at $30 for a 30-day insulin supply.
• New York began selling recreational marijuana on Thursday for those over age 21.
• Colorado will decriminalize psilocybin-containing mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs on Jan. 4 for people over 21. Additionally, it will be legal...

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