Several new laws will go into effect in Pennsylvania in 2020. The laws range from changing how we vote to how military families pay for college. One of the laws with broader impact is the election reform bill, which allows Pennsylvania residents to vote by mail up to 50 days before an election without an excuse. It also extends voter registration times and gives $90 million to help counties buy new voting machines. The election reform bill will be in effect by the April primary. Another law raises Pennsylvania’s smoking age to 21 — which also just passed on the federal level — and expands tobacco products to include e-cigarettes and other vaping products. As for hunting, it’s now allowed on three Sundays a year: one during rifle deer season, one during archery deer season and a third one to be determined by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Two criminal justice laws will change sentencing guidelines and expand drug treatment programs…and a new GI Bill will give 10 semesters of tuition-free education to spouses and children of members of the Pennsylvania National Guard.