These are Minnesota's newest laws as of Aug. 1

• Unless the Legislature vetoes their chosen design, the new flag will fly starting in May.

🚗 A law aimed at making catalytic converters harder to steal and sell includes new labeling and paperwork requirements.

🔫 Expanded background check legislation sets new rules related to private transfers and sales of firearms.

🖊️ Writing or updating a will? You can now use an e-signature instead of pen and paper to make it official.

🏫 Schools must notify parents ahead of an active shooter drill and give students the choice to opt out.

🚲 Cyclists no longer need to make a full stop at a stop sign — they can instead slow and yield to any oncoming vehicles under a new "Idaho stop" rule.

⚖️ It's now a crime to share "deepfake" images depicting sexual acts or imagery without the subject's consent.

• The law also prohibits the deliberate sharing of digitally created or altered content "made with the intent to hurt a candidate or influence the result of an election" within 90 days of the election.