NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than 140 Tennessee laws are set to kick in Monday, including measures to crack down on drivers using hand-held cellphones on the roads; strip one court's review of death sentences; and bar ministers ordained online from administering marriages.
July 1 also marks the start of a new fiscal year, with this year's spending plan nearing $38.6 billion.
Here is a look at some laws that will begin Monday.
AMMUNITION TAX BREAK
Removes $435,400 worth of annual taxes on ammunition.
CHILD RAPE PENALTIES
Increases punishment for aggravated rape of a child to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Previously it was from 15 to 60 years in prison and up to a $50,000 fine.
CHILD SEX DOLLS
Bans possessing, selling or distributing a child-like sex doll.
CIVICS TEST
Requires students to pass a civics test to receive a high school diploma.
DEATH PENALTY REVIEW
Removes one state court's review before executing inmates and provides automatic state Supreme Court death penalty reviews.
DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS
Makes destroying or altering government records a Class E felony, increased from a Class A misdemeanor.
EXPUNCTION
Eliminates $180 fee for petitioning the court to expunge someone's record of certain criminal offenses.
GOVERNOR'S FAITH-BASED OFFICE
Establishes the governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives.
GYM TAX REPEAL
Repeal a $10 million amusement tax on gym memberships.
HAND-HELD PHONE BAN WHILE DRIVING
Bans the use of hand-held cellphones while driving.
MARCH MADNESS POOLS
Makes clear that March Madness college basketball bracket pools with an entry fee of $25 or less with a total pool of $1,000 or less are legally allowed.
ONLINE-ORDAINED MARRIAGE MINISTER BAN
Bans ministers ordained online from performing marriages.
SPORTS BETTING
Allows regulated statewide mobile and interactive sports gambling for people 21 years old and up. Betting will not begin until regulations are crafted and a new board is appointed.
WATERED-DOWN BATHROOM BILL
Spells out that Tennessee's public indecency law applies to single-sex, multiperson bathrooms and changing rooms.