New Kentucky laws taking effect January 1, 2027
10 laws take effect January 1, 2027.
Of the 363 bills enacted since 2025, 363 have an effective date and 0 don't yet (pending). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:17 a.m. EDT.
Healthcare (4)
HB 164 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services
How we got this date
This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
HB 169 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 10).
Sections 1 to 10: Sections 1 to 10 of this Act take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 178 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to the psychiatric collaborative care model
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
This Act applies to health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
SB 97 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to coverage for prostheses and orthoses
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 4).
Sections 1 to 4: Sections 1 to 4 of this Act take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Government (2)
SB 176 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to the Legislative Research Commission and declaring an emergency
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 11).
Sections 1 to 11: Sections 1 to 11 of this Act take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 98 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to welding safety
How we got this date
This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
Finance (1)
SB 158 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to products that offer benefits in connection with personal property
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 10 and 24).
Sections 1 to 10 and 24: Sections 1 to 10 and 24 take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Taxes (1)
HB 757 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 9, 10, 71, 72, 107 to 115 and 117).
Sections 9, 10, 71, 72, 107 to 115 and 117: Sections 9, 10, 71, 72, 107 to 115 and 117 of this Act take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Traffic (1)
SB 195 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 6 to 9).
Sections 6 to 9: Sections 6 to 9 of this Act take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Wages (1)
SB 129 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
Beginning January 1, 2027, all rates otherwise established under KRS 341.270 and 341.272 shall be adjusted by subtracting one hundred fifteen ten-thousandths percent (0.0115%) from each rate