(Richmond, Va.) — Hundreds of new Virginia laws are now on the books. Notable new laws include raising the felony threshold for shoplifting from $200 to $500; allowing school boards to increase time kids spend in recess; loosening restrictions on dogs visiting wineries and breweries; and legalizing slot-like machines at horse tracks and other locations.

The biggest item to come out of the General Assembly this year was a bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid eligibility to about 400,000 low-income adults. That agreement is part of a state budget that begins July 1, but state officials said they don’t expect to begin enrolling newly eligible adults into the publicly funded healthcare program until next year.

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