Texas Legislature has approved more than a dozen laws that would be implemented from today but not all laws will become effective from January 1.

Teenagers will now have to take written approval from their parents for getting a tan.

Students who want to live on college campus will have to take bacterial meningitis vaccination.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Texas is one of the 30 states that enacted more than 40,600 laws during the past legislative session.

Meagan Dorsch, a spokeswoman for the National Conference of State Legislatures, said many new laws focus on budget issues.

"A law requires landlords, upon request from a tenant, to install smoke detectors that alert hearing-impaired people to a fire. It is a fairly unique law for a state legislature, so it stood out to us," Dorsch said.

When assessing the value of home, appraisal districts to consider the sales value of surrounding foreclosed properties will be needed. Time frame for doctors to test pregnant women for HIV will be changed.

Another law would be a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants that will take effect in the nation's biggest producer of tobacco, North Carolina, has drawn mixed reactions.