The start of 2020 means new laws are taking effect across the Island.

Starting Wednesday, a new law went into effect in Nassau that bans the sale of most flavored e-cigarette products.

The manager at Smoke Stax in Hicksville cleared his shelves of the sweet and fruity flavors that many say are enticing children and teens to vape.

Going forward, only four kinds of e-cigarettes will be legal to sell in Nassau — the flavorless variety, as well as tobacco, mint and menthol flavors. This is just one of several new laws going into effect in the new year.

Supporters of the law say it will help keep kids off nicotine. But people who use flavored e-cigarettes won't have to go far to get them because the products are still legal in Suffolk.

Another law is aimed at improving boating safety, called Breanna's Law. It is named after 11-year-old Breanna Lieneck who was killed in a boating accident on the Great South Bay back in 2005.

The new measure will require people to take a state-approved safety course before they're allowed to operate a motorized boat. It will be phased in over the next five years.

Thousands of Long Islanders will be making more money because the minimum wage in Nassau and Suffolk will increase from $12 to $13 per hour.