New Maryland laws taking effect January 1, 2027
28 laws take effect January 1, 2027.
Of the 1,746 bills enacted since 2025, 1,726 have an effective date and 20 don't yet (listed below). 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 11:28 a.m. EDT.
Healthcare (15)
HB 1091 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 1093 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
How we got this date
That this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 1094 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 1118 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 and 2).
Sections 1 and 2: Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 393 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 396 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 445 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 272 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 276 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)
How we got this date
That this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 428 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 2 and 4).
Sections 2 and 4: Sections 2 and 4 of this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 794 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy - Coverage Effective Date
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 808 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
How we got this date
That this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 813 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 891 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 and 2).
Sections 1 and 2: Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 910 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027
Elections (4)
HB 115 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 263 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 153 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Election Law - Campaign Finance Entities - Oversight and Control of Campaign Funds
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 241 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Traffic (3)
HB 246 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Video Tolls - Class G (Trailer) Vehicles - Liability
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
HB 480 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 100 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Finance (2)
HB 1355 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 662 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Taxes (2)
HB 933 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
SB 644 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Education (1)
SB 402 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Wages (1)
SB 740 · 2026 Regular SessionStated
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
How we got this date
this Act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Enacted, but not yet dated (20)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect January 1, 2027 too; the record doesn't say.
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- HB 103ContingentConsumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited WaiversLater of October 1, 2026 or the taking effect of Chapter 194 of 2025, if Chapter 194's effective date is amended
- HB 1321ContingentChild Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - AlterationsChapter 594 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026 becoming law
- HB 1367ContingentCommission on Re-Imagining Health Care in MarylandNotice of receipt of funding is received by the Department of Legislative Services on or before June 1, 2027
- HB 2100ContingentElection Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congressthe voters' adoption of the constitutional amendment it proposes or depends on, and the Governor's proclamation
- HB 258UnresolvedEconomic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterationstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 384UnresolvedMaryland Disability Service Animal Program - Establishedtwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 399UnresolvedState Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extensiontwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 427UnresolvedTask Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membershiptwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 451UnresolvedMaryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Membership, Duties, and Sunset Repealtwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 604ContingentArbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026Governor's proclamation that the constitutional amendment has been adopted by voters at the general election, subject to Section 5
- HB 717UnresolvedBaltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teamstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 849ContingentChild Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and WaitlistChapter 595 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026 becoming law
- HB 862ContingentRailroads - Required Crew for Movement of FreightEnactment of substantially similar legislation in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
- SB 157ContingentMaryland Disability Service Animal Program - EstablishedDepartment of Legislative Services receives notification, on or before October 1, 2026, that the Department of Disabilities has sufficient staff to administer the Maryland Disability Service Animal Program; effective on the date notice is received
- SB 28ContingentArbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026Governor's proclamation that the constitutional amendment, having received a majority of votes cast at the general election, has been adopted by the people of Maryland; subject to Section 5
- SB 305UnresolvedQualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extensiontwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SB 336UnresolvedTask Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membershiptwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SB 363UnresolvedMaryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Membership and Termination - Altered and Extendedtwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SB 4UnresolvedEconomic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterationstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SB 538UnresolvedBaltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teamstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision