BOSTON - A new year brings change, and new laws will be going into effect in Massachusetts for 2025. From salary transparency to affordable housing to new tax credits, we've rounded up a list of incoming policy changes that will be affecting Massachusetts residents at some point in the new year.

Many of the laws passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey in 2024 have already kicked in. But others won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2025, or later, either in part or in their entirety. And in several cases, Healey is still reviewing proposed laws passed by the Legislature in a flurry of end-of-the-year lawmaking.

As 2024 comes to an end, tomorrow marks the start of several new laws in the state of Illinois. Here’s just a handful of law starting in 2025. Minimum Wage Increase One new law is centered around raising the state minimum wage.