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Welcome back. the new year brings new laws. they include a number of gun related measures as well as the strongest restriction on smoking in the nation. nbc's pete williams takes a look. >> reporter: hawaii begins the new year as the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21. it applies not only to the sale or use of tobacco products, but to using electronic cigarettes known as vaping. >> i think it's better that we're increasing the age because they're starting younger. >> reporter: and in texas, adults with the right permits no longer need to hide the handguns they carry...

>> does it make sense to have people running around with guns visible, and i think the answer is absolutely not. >> reporter: a different approach in california. it's now illegal there for holders of concealed carry permits to bring hand guns on to school campuses. the city of albany, new york, requires owners of firearms to store their guns in a secure container or install trigger locks. locks of a different kind in illinois on some prescription pain killers. it's the first state to test whether having locking pill bottles can cut down on those drugs containing hydrocodone. >> it won't stop a...