MOST-WATCHED STATION.
THIS IS WCCO 4 NEWS.
STARTING THIS WEEKEND SOME
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE IN
MINNESOTA.
ON SATURDAY AUGUST 1st AT
LEAST A DOZEN NEW STATE LAWS
WILL TAKE AFFECT, BIGGER FINES
FOR TEXTING AND DRIVING.
AND IN SOME CASES IT TOOK
LAWMAKERS YEARS TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT ON THE FINAL DETAILS.
Reporter: ONE LAW ELIMINATES
WHAT HAS BEEN A BARRIER TO
LIFESAVING DRUGS.
MINNESOTANS WHO ARE TERM
MINIMALLY ILL WILL GET TO TRY
EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS NOT YET
APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
THEY ARE BEAK TESTED BUT NOT
YET APPROVED HAVE BEEN SHOWING
AMAZING SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
REPRESENTATIVE IS THE AUTHOR
OF THE BILL.
HE SAYS HE HAS LIVED TO SEE HIS
34th BIRTHDAY THANKS TO THE
WILLINGNESS OF HIS DOCTORS TO
TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
FIVE OF HIS HEART SURGERIES
WERE EXPERIMENTAL.
I NEVER THOUGHT AND MY
PARENTS NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD
BE HERE.
I WAS BORN WITH A HEART DEFECT.
MY PARENTS WERE TOLD SEVEN
YEARS.
YOUR CHILD WILL LIVE TO BE
SEVEN YEARS OLD WITH THAT HEART
DEFECT.
STARTING AUGUST 1st, THE
PENALTY FOR TEXTING WHILE
DRIVER WILL BE GREATER.
THE VIOLATIONS WILL COST $225.
THE FIRST IS STILL $50.
ALSO ON AUGUST 1st FAMILY
LAW REFORMS.
LOOK FOR A VARIETY OF THE
CHANGES DEALING WITH CHILD
CUSTODY AND VISITATION
STANDARDS.
ANOTHER LAW PUTS LIMITS ON
LICENSE PLATE READERS, THE
ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN POLICE
CARS THAT PHOTOGRAPH LICENSE
PLATES.
IT EXTENDING A TELL PRAYER ROLE
TO MAKE THAT PRIVATE INSTEAD OF
PUBLIC AND IT WILL BE DESTROYED
AFTER 60 DAYS UNLESS IT IS PART
OF AN ACTIVE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION.
MINNESOTA JOINS ABOUT 20
OTHER STATES THAT HAVE LAWS TO
