Hence we perceive that the clause which declares the supremacy of the laws of the Union, like the one we have just before considered, only declares a truth, which flows immediately and necessarily from the institution of a federal government.
More immediately, taxpayers in high-tax states are rushing to see whether they can seek extra relief ahead of a new cap on the state and local tax deduction that will go into effect on Jan. 1. Taxpayers will get to deduct only up to $10,000 in both property and income or sales taxes going forward, and GOP negotiators specifically banned people from prepaying 2018 income taxes this year for an extra tax break.
In 2013, all 50 states, plus the commonwealths and territories, met in regular session and enacted nearly 40,000 bills and resolutions. Not all new laws go into effect on the first of the yearâit depends on the stateâs constitution and whether the statute itself specifies when the law will officially begin.In California, Illinois and Oregon, new laws generally go into effect on Jan. 1 unless the bill specifies otherwise.ot all new laws go into effect on the first of the yearâit depends on the stateâs constitution and whether the statute itself specifies when the law will officially begin.