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A '''trigger law''' is |
A '''trigger law''' is a [[law]] that is unenforceable but may achieve enforceability if a key change in circumstances occurs.{{fact|date=July 2022}} |
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In the United States, thirteen states, [[Abortion in Arkansas|Arkansas]], [[Abortion in Idaho|Idaho]], [[Abortion in Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[Abortion in Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Abortion in Mississippi|Mississippi]], [[Abortion in Missouri|Missouri]], [[Abortion in North Dakota|North Dakota]], [[Abortion in Oklahoma|Oklahoma]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-of-the-united-states-oklahoma-bills-courts-supreme-courts-e1618c050c757894c0579b1fb9143e2a|title = Oklahoma governor signs bill to ban abortion if SCOTUS rules| website=[[Associated Press]] |date = 28 April 2021|access-date = 27 July 2021|archive-date = 27 July 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210727232219/https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-of-the-united-states-oklahoma-bills-courts-supreme-courts-e1618c050c757894c0579b1fb9143e2a|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Abortion in South Dakota|South Dakota]], [[Abortion in Tennessee|Tennessee]], [[Abortion in Texas|Texas]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Najmabadi |first1=Shannon |title=Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill that would outlaw abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/16/texas-abortion-law-roe-wade/ |website=The Texas Tribune |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903171741/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/16/texas-abortion-law-roe-wade/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Abortion in Utah|Utah]], and [[Abortion in Wyoming|Wyoming]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Exchange |first=Wyoming Tribune Eagle via Wyoming News |title=Gov. Gordon signs 'trigger ban' abortion bill |url=https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/wyoming_news/article_3a82bc40-a558-11ec-9048-5351e074ecaa.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Cody Enterprise |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316190727/https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/wyoming_news/article_3a82bc40-a558-11ec-9048-5351e074ecaa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> enacted trigger laws that would automatically [[Abortion in the United States by state|ban |
In the United States, thirteen states, [[Abortion in Arkansas|Arkansas]], [[Abortion in Idaho|Idaho]], [[Abortion in Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[Abortion in Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Abortion in Mississippi|Mississippi]], [[Abortion in Missouri|Missouri]], [[Abortion in North Dakota|North Dakota]], [[Abortion in Oklahoma|Oklahoma]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-of-the-united-states-oklahoma-bills-courts-supreme-courts-e1618c050c757894c0579b1fb9143e2a|title = Oklahoma governor signs bill to ban abortion if SCOTUS rules| website=[[Associated Press]] |date = 28 April 2021|access-date = 27 July 2021|archive-date = 27 July 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210727232219/https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-of-the-united-states-oklahoma-bills-courts-supreme-courts-e1618c050c757894c0579b1fb9143e2a|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Abortion in South Dakota|South Dakota]], [[Abortion in Tennessee|Tennessee]], [[Abortion in Texas|Texas]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Najmabadi |first1=Shannon |title=Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill that would outlaw abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/16/texas-abortion-law-roe-wade/ |website=The Texas Tribune |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903171741/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/16/texas-abortion-law-roe-wade/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Abortion in Utah|Utah]], and [[Abortion in Wyoming|Wyoming]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Exchange |first=Wyoming Tribune Eagle via Wyoming News |title=Gov. Gordon signs 'trigger ban' abortion bill |url=https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/wyoming_news/article_3a82bc40-a558-11ec-9048-5351e074ecaa.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Cody Enterprise |date=16 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316190727/https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/wyoming_news/article_3a82bc40-a558-11ec-9048-5351e074ecaa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> enacted trigger laws that would automatically [[Abortion in the United States by state|ban abortion]] in the first and second trimesters if the landmark case ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' were overturned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reproductiverights.org/what-if-roe-fell|title=What if Roe Fell?|work=[[Center for Reproductive Rights]]|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509175533/https://www.reproductiverights.org/what-if-roe-fell|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guttmacher">{{Cite web |last=<!-- Citation bot adds false information. --> |date=2022-05-01 |title=Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506052025/https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe |archive-date=2022-05-06 |access-date=2022-05-06 |publisher=[[Guttmacher Institute]] |doi=<!-- Citation bot adds incorrect DOI. -->}}</ref><ref name="CBSnews">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kate|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-abortion-law-abortion-clinic-automatically-illegal-roe-v-wade-overturned-2019-04-22|title=Abortion would automatically be illegal in these states if Roe v. Wade is overturned|work=[[CBS News]]|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-date=2019-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514212738/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-abortion-law-abortion-clinic-automatically-illegal-roe-v-wade-overturned-2019-04-22/|url-status=live}}</ref> As ''Roe v. Wade'' was overturned on June 24, 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-24 |title=Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> some of these laws are in effect, and presumably enforceable, immediately.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=Abortion will soon be banned in 13 states. Here's which could be next. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/abortion-state-laws-criminalization-roe/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> Other states' trigger laws took effect 30 days after the overturn date, and others take effect upon certification by either the governor or attorney general.<ref name=":0" /> [[Abortion in Illinois|Illinois]] formerly had a trigger law (enacted in 1975) but repealed it in 2017.<ref>Sarah Mansur, [https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/archives/2017/05/01/abortion-trigger-bill-5-1-17 Bill removes trigger from abortion law, but impact unclear] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035513/https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/archives/2017/05/01/abortion-trigger-bill-5-1-17 |date=2018-07-02 }}, ''Chicago Daily Law Bulletin'' (May 1, 2017).</ref><ref>John Dempsey, [http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/29/rauner-signing-of-abortion-bill-angers-conservatives/ Rauner signing of abortion bill angers conservatives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702042508/http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/29/rauner-signing-of-abortion-bill-angers-conservatives/ |date=2018-07-02 }}, WLS-AM (September 29, 2017).</ref><ref>{{Bluebook journal |first=|last=Note| title=Recent Legislation: Illinois Repeals Anti-Abortion Trigger Law| volume=131 | journal=[[Harvard Law Review|Harv. L. Rev.]] | page=1836 | url=https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1836-1843_Online.pdf| year=2018}}</ref> |
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Eight states, among them [[Abortion in Alabama|Alabama]], [[Abortion in Arizona|Arizona]], [[Abortion in West Virginia|West Virginia]], and [[Abortion in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], as well as the already mentioned Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas, still have their pre-''Roe v. Wade'' abortion bans on the law books. In [[Abortion in North Carolina|North Carolina]], a prohibition on abortions after 20 weeks (excepting medical emergencies) was passed in 1973 but unenforceable due to ''Roe v. Wade'' and a court ruling that it was unconstitutional<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Hoban |first2=Rose |date=2022-05-05 |title=In the wake of Supreme Court leak, NC advocates ponder the future of abortion in the state |language=en-US |work=North Carolina Health News |url=http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/05/05/in-the-wake-of-supreme-court-leak-nc-advocates-ponder-the-future-of-abortion-in-the-state/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505114519/https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/05/05/in-the-wake-of-supreme-court-leak-nc-advocates-ponder-the-future-of-abortion-in-the-state/ |archive-date=2022-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Claire |date=2022-05-04 |title=Here's how abortion laws in North and South Carolina could change if Roe is overturned |work=[[WUNC (FM)|WUNC]] North Carolina Public Radio |url=https://www.wunc.org/news/2022-05-04/heres-how-abortion-laws-in-north-and-south-carolina-could-change-if-roe-is-overturned |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504230534/https://www.wunc.org/news/2022-05-04/heres-how-abortion-laws-in-north-and-south-carolina-could-change-if-roe-is-overturned |archive-date=2022-05-04}}</ref> until it was reinstated by U.S. District Judge [[William Lindsay Osteen Jr.|William Osteen Jr.]] in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crumpler |first=Rachel |date=2022-08-19 |title=Abortion access diminishes in NC after federal judge reinstates 20-week ban |url=http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/08/19/abortion-access-diminishes-in-nc-after-federal-judge-reinstates-20-week-ban/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=North Carolina Health News |language=en-US}}</ref> According to a 2019 ''Contraception Journal'' study, the reversal of ''Roe v. Wade'' and implementation of trigger laws (as well as other states considered highly likely to ban abortion), "In the year following a reversal, increases in travel distance are estimated to prevent 93,546 to 143,561 women from accessing abortion".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Myers|first1=Caitlin|last2=Jones|first2=Rachel|last3=Upadhyay|first3=Ushma|date=July 31, 2019|title=Predicted changes in abortion access and incidence in a post-Roe world|journal=Contraception|volume=100|issue=5|pages=367–373|doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2019.07.139|pmid=31376381|issn=0010-7824|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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===Medicaid=== |
===Medicaid=== |
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The [[Affordable Care Act]] allowed states to opt in to a program of health care expansion, which allowed more residents to qualify for [[Medicaid]]. The cost of this expansion was primarily borne by the federal government, but the percent paid by the federal government was scheduled to decrease each year, reaching 95% by 2017 and below 90% by 2021; the remainder would be assumed by the state. As of 2017, eight states had laws that would trigger an end to participation in Medicaid expansion, if federal funding fell below a particular level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schencker|first=Lisa|title=Medicaid expansion could end early in Illinois under Senate Obamacare replacement bill|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-medicaid-expansion-senate-healthcare-0623-biz-20170622-story.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=chicagotribune.com|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063143/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-medicaid-expansion-senate-healthcare-0623-biz-20170622-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=Mike|title=NM Group Slams Obamacare Replacement Bill Ahead of Senate Debate - El Paso Herald Post|url=https://elpasoheraldpost.com/nm-group-slams-obamacare-replacement-bill-ahead-senate-debate/|access-date=2021-09-03|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063147/https://elpasoheraldpost.com/nm-group-slams-obamacare-replacement-bill-ahead-senate-debate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Kristin|date=2020-11-11|title=A Short-Term Path to Avoid ACA Uncertainty as the Pandemic Continues|url=https://www.healthmanagement.com/blog/a-short-term-path-to-avoid-aca-uncertainty-as-the-pandemic-continues/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Health Management Associates|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063145/https://www.healthmanagement.com/blog/a-short-term-path-to-avoid-aca-uncertainty-as-the-pandemic-continues/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=September 2021}} Unlike abortion trigger laws prior to the overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'', these are not unconstitutional at the moment and are only inactive because they rely on certain conditions to activate. |
The [[Affordable Care Act]] allowed states to opt in to a program of health care expansion, which allowed more residents to qualify for [[Medicaid]]. The cost of this expansion was primarily borne by the federal government, but the percent paid by the federal government was scheduled to decrease each year, reaching 95% by 2017 and below 90% by 2021; the remainder would be assumed by the state. As of 2017, eight states had laws that would trigger an end to participation in Medicaid expansion, if federal funding fell below a particular level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schencker|first=Lisa|title=Medicaid expansion could end early in Illinois under Senate Obamacare replacement bill|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-medicaid-expansion-senate-healthcare-0623-biz-20170622-story.html|access-date=2021-09-03|website=chicagotribune.com|date=22 June 2017 |archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063143/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-medicaid-expansion-senate-healthcare-0623-biz-20170622-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=Mike|title=NM Group Slams Obamacare Replacement Bill Ahead of Senate Debate - El Paso Herald Post|url=https://elpasoheraldpost.com/nm-group-slams-obamacare-replacement-bill-ahead-senate-debate/|access-date=2021-09-03|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063147/https://elpasoheraldpost.com/nm-group-slams-obamacare-replacement-bill-ahead-senate-debate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Kristin|date=2020-11-11|title=A Short-Term Path to Avoid ACA Uncertainty as the Pandemic Continues|url=https://www.healthmanagement.com/blog/a-short-term-path-to-avoid-aca-uncertainty-as-the-pandemic-continues/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Health Management Associates|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903063145/https://www.healthmanagement.com/blog/a-short-term-path-to-avoid-aca-uncertainty-as-the-pandemic-continues/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=September 2021}} Unlike abortion trigger laws prior to the overturning of ''Roe v. Wade'', these are not unconstitutional at the moment and are only inactive because they rely on certain conditions to activate. |
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===Same-sex marriage=== |
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{{see|U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions}} |
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In the 2015 Supreme Court decision ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'', all state constitutional and statutory bans of [[same-sex marriage]] were made [[null and void]]. However, if the precedent was overturned it would restore the bans in thirty-five states.<ref>{{cite news |title=Without Obergefell, Most States Would Have Same-Sex Marriage Bans |url=https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/07/07/without-obergefell-most-states-would-have-same-sex-marriage-bans |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=The Pew Charitable Trusts |language=en}}</ref> In his concurring opinion in ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization]]'', Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] said the court should reconsider the ''Obergefell'' ruling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Mary |title=Roe overturn sparks fears same-sex marriage protection could be repealed too |url=https://www.wrdw.com/2022/07/29/roe-overturn-sparks-fears-same-sex-marriage-protection-could-be-repealed-too/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=WRDW |language=en}}</ref> [[Nevada]] became the first state to repeal its amendment banning same-sex marriage and recognize it in the [[Constitution of Nevada|Nevada state constitution]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nevada becomes first state to recognize gay marriage in state constitution |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nevada-becomes-first-state-recognize-gay-marriage-state-constitution-n1246607 |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== Gun control === |
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{{see|Gun control in the United States}} |
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In July 2023, the [[Indianapolis]] [[Indianapolis City-County Council|City-County Council]] passed [[Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council Proposal 156|an assault weapons ban trigger law]], which can only go into effect once the [[Indiana]] [[gun control]] [[state preemption]] law is repealed or invalidated. |
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=== Rent Control === |
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[[Richmond, California]] has strict ordinances related to [[Rent Control]] that will take effect in the event that the statewide [[Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act]] is repealed.<ref>{{citation |title=FAIR RENT, JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION AND HOMEOWNER PROTECTION|url=https://library.municode.com/ca/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=ARTXIPUSAWE_CH11.100FAREJUCAEVHOPR_11.100.030DE|access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> |
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=== Elections === |
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The states of [[Iowa]] and [[New Hampshire]] have trigger laws mandating that the election administrators place the [[Iowa caucuses]] and the [[New Hampshire presidential primary]] ahead of any other state's nomination event for presidential candidates of major parties. |
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The [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact]] uses a trigger portion in which the [[Interstate compact]] comes into effect upon accession by enough states amounting to 270 electoral votes. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Interstate compact]] |
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==References== |
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*{{Commonscatinline|Trigger law}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 1 June 2024
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (May 2022) |
A trigger law is a law that is unenforceable but may achieve enforceability if a key change in circumstances occurs.[citation needed]
United States
[edit]Abortion
[edit]In the United States, thirteen states, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma,[1] South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,[2] Utah, and Wyoming,[3] enacted trigger laws that would automatically ban abortion in the first and second trimesters if the landmark case Roe v. Wade were overturned.[4][5][6] As Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022,[7] some of these laws are in effect, and presumably enforceable, immediately.[8] Other states' trigger laws took effect 30 days after the overturn date, and others take effect upon certification by either the governor or attorney general.[8] Illinois formerly had a trigger law (enacted in 1975) but repealed it in 2017.[9][10][11]
Eight states, among them Alabama, Arizona, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the already mentioned Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas, still have their pre-Roe v. Wade abortion bans on the law books. In North Carolina, a prohibition on abortions after 20 weeks (excepting medical emergencies) was passed in 1973 but unenforceable due to Roe v. Wade and a court ruling that it was unconstitutional[12][13] until it was reinstated by U.S. District Judge William Osteen Jr. in August 2022.[14] According to a 2019 Contraception Journal study, the reversal of Roe v. Wade and implementation of trigger laws (as well as other states considered highly likely to ban abortion), "In the year following a reversal, increases in travel distance are estimated to prevent 93,546 to 143,561 women from accessing abortion".[15]
Medicaid
[edit]The Affordable Care Act allowed states to opt in to a program of health care expansion, which allowed more residents to qualify for Medicaid. The cost of this expansion was primarily borne by the federal government, but the percent paid by the federal government was scheduled to decrease each year, reaching 95% by 2017 and below 90% by 2021; the remainder would be assumed by the state. As of 2017, eight states had laws that would trigger an end to participation in Medicaid expansion, if federal funding fell below a particular level.[16][17][18][needs update] Unlike abortion trigger laws prior to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, these are not unconstitutional at the moment and are only inactive because they rely on certain conditions to activate.
Same-sex marriage
[edit]In the 2015 Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, all state constitutional and statutory bans of same-sex marriage were made null and void. However, if the precedent was overturned it would restore the bans in thirty-five states.[19] In his concurring opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the court should reconsider the Obergefell ruling.[20] Nevada became the first state to repeal its amendment banning same-sex marriage and recognize it in the Nevada state constitution in 2020.[21]
Gun control
[edit]In July 2023, the Indianapolis City-County Council passed an assault weapons ban trigger law, which can only go into effect once the Indiana gun control state preemption law is repealed or invalidated.
Rent Control
[edit]Richmond, California has strict ordinances related to Rent Control that will take effect in the event that the statewide Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act is repealed.[22]
Elections
[edit]The states of Iowa and New Hampshire have trigger laws mandating that the election administrators place the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire presidential primary ahead of any other state's nomination event for presidential candidates of major parties.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact uses a trigger portion in which the Interstate compact comes into effect upon accession by enough states amounting to 270 electoral votes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma governor signs bill to ban abortion if SCOTUS rules". Associated Press. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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