it takes effect in January. The new law may not go as far as some would like, but the action is historic.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

In Arizona, officers are now being trained in the new law set to take effect July twenty-ninth.

VOA: special.2010.07.03

The agreement,once it takes effect, will be the first under international law to target just this problem.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

The agreement will take effect once twenty-five countries have ratified it into law after signing it.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

But some take effect quickly. For example,in six months the new law will bar insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

The law was signed last week and goes into effect in a few months.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

In Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano noted that the law doesn't take effect for 90 days.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

The law,known as SB 1070 is due to take effect in late July.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

As the groundbreaking Right to Education law came into effect Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a rare address to the nation to express his government's commitment to ensuring education for all children.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01