Lawmakers have finished tangling over tanning beds, toxic waste and political perks. Now it's time to lay down the law.

Utahns have more than 300 new laws to learn today, thanks to the Utah Legislature.

The Legislature's handiwork from the 2007 session - with some exceptions - went into effect at 12:01 a.m. today. That means teens wanting to bronze their bodies at Utah's tanning salons will have to get their parents' permission first. It also means stiffer penalties for spitting on police officers, a controversial private-school voucher program, and a ban on protests one hour before and after military funerals.

A few laws, such as the $220 million cut in income and sales tax, will have to wait until January 2008.

Some of Utah's latest laws:

* Students at public universities and colleges now can request a roommate who doesn't carry a concealed weapon.

* Secretly videotaping movies at a movie theater is now a misdemeanor offense.

* EnergySolutions has the go-ahead to expand its toxic waste landfill, providing the company doesn't accept hotter waste or breach its mile-square boundary.

* Students now need their parents' permission to join a public school club.

* Registered sex offenders now have to stay away from public parks, schools, swimming pools and other places where children might gather. Those are now considered "protected" zones.

* Spitting on a police officer is off-limits, with steep penalties imposed on spitters who know they carry a communicable disease or are HIV-positive.

* Fraternal clubs such as the American Legion and VFW can allow indoor smoking. The organizations now fall under the same rules as taverns and private clubs, which don't have to snub out smoking until Jan. 1, 2009.

* Lobbyists now have to name any lawmaker who accepts tickets to a sporting event.

* Voters will go to the polls early this year, with their municipal primary elections moved from October to September. This year's vote is scheduled for Sept. 11.

* Fatally abusing a child, or intentionally killing a child younger than 14, now carries the death penalty.

* Counties and municipalities don't have to worry about lawsuits linked to skydiving accidents within their boundaries - they are now immune.

* And finally, braggarts who say they earned military medals - but didn't - could now get a misdemeanor offense to go with their fib.

jstettler@sltrib.com

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* The Associated Press contributed to this report.