New North Carolina laws taking effect January 1, 2027
1 law takes effect January 1, 2027.
Of the 124 bills enacted since 2025, 123 have an effective date and 1 doesn'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 Nov 2, 2026 at 12:10 p.m. EST.
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HB 920 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act.
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Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective January 1, 2027, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Enacted, but not yet dated (1)
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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- SB 857UnresolvedGSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing.two clauses set different dates for the same provision