Washington ( CNN ) -- Not everyone subscribes to a New Year 's resolution , but Americans will be required to follow new laws in 2014 . Some 40,000 measures taking effect range from sweeping , national mandates under Obamacare to marijuana legalization in Colorado , drone prohibition in Illinois and transgender protections in California . Although many new laws are controversial , they made it through legislatures , public referendum or city councils and represent the shifting composition of American beliefs . Federal : Health care , of course , and vending machines . The biggest and most politically charged change comes at the federal level with the imposition of a new fee for those adults without health insurance . For 2014 , the penalty is either $ 95 per adult or 1 % of family income , whichever results in a larger fine . The Obamacare , or Affordable Care Act , mandate also requires that insurers cover immunizations and some preventive care . Additionally , millions of poor Americans will receive Medicaid benefits starting January 1 . Thousands of companies will have to provide calorie counts for products sold in vending machines . Local : Guns , family leave and shark fins . Connecticut : While no national legislation was approved to tighten gun laws a year after the Newtown school shooting , Connecticut is implementing a final round of changes to its books : All assault weapons and large capacity magazines must be registered . Oregon : Family leave in Oregon has been expanded to allow eligible employees two weeks of paid leave to handle the death of a family member . California : Homeless youth are eligible to receive food stamps . The previous law had a minimum wage requirement . Delaware : Delaware is the latest in a growing number of states where residents can no longer possess , sell or distribute shark fins , which is considered a delicacy in some East Asian cuisine . Illinois and drones . Illinois : passed two laws limiting the use of drones . One prohibits them from interfering with hunters and fisherman . The measure passed after the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it would use drones to monitor hunters . PETA said it aims through its `` air angels '' effort to protect against `` cruel '' and `` illegal '' hunting . Also in Illinois , another law prohibits the use of drones for law enforcement without a warrant . Gender and voting identity . California : Students can use bathrooms and join school athletic teams `` consistent with their gender identity , '' even if it 's different than their gender at birth . Arkansas : The state becomes the latest state requiring voters show a picture ID at the voting booth . Minimum wage and former felon employment . Workers in 13 states and four cities will see increases to the minimum wage . While most amount to less than 15 cents per hour , workers in places like New Jersey and Connecticut will see a slightly larger increase . New Jersey residents voted to raise the state 's minimum wage by $ 1 to $ 8.25 per hour . And in Connecticut , lawmakers voted to raise it between 25 and 75 cents to $ 8.70 . The wage would go up to $ 8 in Rhode Island and New York . California is also raising its minimum wage to $ 9 per hour , but workers must wait until July to see the addition . Rhode Island : It is the latest state to prohibit employers from requiring job applicants to signify if they have a criminal record on a job application . Social media and pot . Oregon : Employers and schools ca n't require a job or student applicant to provide passwords to social media accounts . Colorado : Marijuana becomes legal in the state for buyers over 21 at a licensed retail dispensary . ( Sourcing : much of this list was obtained from the National Conference of State Legislatures ) . CNN 's Christine Romans and Emily Jane Fox contributed to this report .
13 measures set to become law in January 1 . shark fins mandate is the big federal law going into effect . But states and cities have laws impacting minimum wage , Obamacare and gender identity . New gun control failed at federal level , but Arkansas acting on its own .