Sentence examples for the first state to enact from inspiring English sources

Texas became the first state to enact a safe haven law last year.

That year, California became the first state to enact cloning legislation.

Arizona was the first state to enact AUL's model legislation on banning abortions after 20 weeks.

In 1822, Connecticut became the first state to enact anti-abortion legislation.

Curiously, an absolutist monarchy was the first state to enact a law specifically punishing letter-opening.

Tennessee was the first state to enact a law, in 2014, expressly criminalizing drug use during pregnancy.

And New Jersey was one of the first states to enact an economic stimulus program after last fall's financial collapse.

New Jersey, which provides gay men and lesbians the right to adopt children, was one of the first states to enact anti-discrimination laws based on sexual orientation.

California was one of the first states to enact legislation to tackle global warming, with legislators passing a 2006 measure to curb carbon dioxide emissions in all economic sectors, including manufacturing, transportation and real estate development.

With Mr. Rowland's signature, Connecticut became one of the first states to enact an increase among the 15 or so where increasing the cigarette tax has gained significant legislative support this year.

While suicide rates are on the rise in the United States — a 30percentt spike in the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — two of the first states to enact red flag laws have seen suicide rates drop, according to a study by the University of Indianapolis that looked at Connecticut and Indiana.