I'm not sure if this has ever been brought up in the past but I was thinking of the following after reading through some threads here.
A lot of times laws get passed without people ever knowing they had a chance to dispute them. I think this is certainly the case when it comes to reptiles too.
I was thinking of maybe a sticky similar to the vet listings where members can submit articles pertaining to local laws passed or in the works to raise awareness.
Given the nature of how laws are passed I don't think it would be too hard to maintain a sticky of this sort; yet anyone passing through lurker, guest, or regular can have a clue if something is going on locally or in another state and become proactive about it.
Just something that came to mind.
Edit: This should have been placed in the suggestions sub-forum. Sorry