(WVEC) -- A handful of new laws will take effect on Friday, July 1 in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The laws affect everything from marriage, guns, higher education, day care facilities and smoking in cars when young children are inside a vehicle.
Here's a look at just some of the new laws starting Friday:
Fantasy gaming:
Virginia becomes the first state with legal framework for daily fantasy sports groups offering cash rewards for winnings.
The legislation says fantasy sports websites that charge money must now register with the state and pay a licensing fee.
Marriage:
New law puts in new age minimums for marriages. 18-year-olds can marry on their own. For those 16 or 17, a judge will have to sign off on the marriage after considering whether the union is in a minor's best interest at that time.
Education:
High school graduation requirements will be re-rewritten for the 2018-19 school year.
Additionally, Senate Bill 211 will require at least 20 minutes of physical activity a day, on average for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Guns:
Virginians will be allowed to concealed carry in nearly all other states. Virginia will also recognize permits from those states where agreements are in existence.
- The holder of such permit or license is at least 21 years of age.
- The permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense of U.S. Department of State.
- The holder displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer.
- The permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked.
State police officials will also be present at every gun show in Virginia to perform voluntary background checks.
Stalking:
The law says that a second offense of stalking committed within five years of prior stalking conviction is punishable as a Class 6 felony. Under the current law, a second offense of stalking on qualifies as a Class 6 penalty if the person convicted has been involved in other offenses.
Tolls:
Interactions between private highway tolling companies and Virginia drivers is changing. House Bill 1069 increases the time period before those private companies can increase violation fees and it decreases civil penalties on unpaid toll bills.
Health:
Law requires every hospital to disclose in advance, the amount charged for any elective procedure, test, or service to be performed by the hospital.
Higher Education:
The law prohibits a public or private institution of higher education from requiring a student to disclose the username or password to any of such student's personal social media accounts.
Smoking:
Any person who smokes in a vehicle, moving or not, with a child under 8 is subject to face a traffic ticket and civil penalty of $100.
For a full overview see the documentation below: