More than 400 bills passed during the 2021 Legislative session, but not all become enforceable at the same time, with 19 of those laws came into effect on July 1, from changes to K-12 education to updated guidelines for cage-free chickens.

There are also six bills passed during the 2021 session that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, just before lawmakers gather once again in Carson City.

In the meantime, here’s a look at some of Nevada’s newest laws.

As it has each year since 2019, the minimum wage in Nevada will be going up 75 cents at the start of the month to $10.50 an hour for workers who are not offered qualifying health insurance, and to $9.50 an hour for those who are offered health benefits.

The minimum wage will increase for two more years until it reaches $12 an hour for those not offered insurance, and $11 for those who are. The regular increases were codified in 2019 legislation that created the gradual minimum wage increases through 2024.

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

AB376, also called the “Keep Nevada Working Act,'' creates a task force consisting of the lieutenant governor and eight appointed members from immigrant advocacy groups, business and labor organizations, faith-based and nonprofit organizations, and immigration and criminal justice advocacy groups.

The task force aims to foster trust between immigrant communities, the state and local law enforcement agencies. It can also develop strategies with private-sector businesses, labor...

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